Example and Patron saint

Example

Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
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Patron saint and example are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patron saint" instead a noun "Example".

Patron saint

Patron saint noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.
Usage example: around the statehouse he's known as the patron saint of partisan politics
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Synonyms for Patron saint

Example and patron saint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun phrase "Patron saint".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Combo Platter Powers Christopher, for example, is patron saint of bachelors, travelers, gardeners and toothache.
  • The classic example is Saint George, patron saint of... well, almost everywhere.
  • Tolkien may as well be the patron saint of his trope, if not the Ur-Example in modern literature, as almost every fantasy series since has followed his example.
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