Exemplar
Exemplar noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.
Usage example: few of history's heroes were quite the exemplars that generations of schoolteachers made them out to be
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Synonyms for Exemplar
Patron saint and exemplar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patron saint" instead a noun "Exemplar".
Nearby Word: exemplary
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
Exemplar and patron saint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exemplar" instead a noun phrase "Patron saint".
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Related pairs
- model and exemplar
- model and patron saint
- ideal and exemplar
- ideal and patron saint
- champion and exemplar
- champion and patron saint
- essence and exemplar
- essence and patron saint
- epitome and exemplar
- epitome and patron saint
- quintessence and exemplar
- quintessence and patron saint
- pattern and exemplar
- pattern and patron saint
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