Ideal
Ideal noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.
Usage example: she's our ideal of the concerned, caring physician
Patron saint and ideal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patron saint" instead a noun "Ideal".
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
Ideal and patron saint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ideal" instead a noun phrase "Patron saint".
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Related pairs
- model and ideal
- model and patron saint
- principle and ideal
- principle and patron saint
- epitome and ideal
- epitome and patron saint
- quintessence and ideal
- quintessence and patron saint
- pattern and ideal
- pattern and patron saint
- standard and ideal
- standard and patron saint
- example and ideal
- example and patron saint
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