noun
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patron saint
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St. Christopher, the patron saint of travellers
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■ ADJECTIVE
great
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A number of the Roman emperors were great patrons of building and endorsed and encouraged extensive schemes of architectural development.
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His greatest patron was a spendthrift young king who built too many castles and may have been nuts.
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Anne Boleyn and Cromwell, the greatest patrons , soon fell.
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The Hanoverian monarchs were great patrons of the arts, and actively promoted the music of both native-born and Continental musicians.
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And finally, the great patron , the boss of the bunch, must have an overwhelming desire to win.
wealthy
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This sumptuous bauble, appropriately named the Tor Abbey Jewel, was doubtless made for a wealthy patron .
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However, if any wealthy patron out there wants to commission him to create lifesize figures of them.
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Indeed, seeking fortune becomes a search for a wealthy bride or patron .
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From about the fourteenth century lay artists became more prominent, sometimes travelling and sometimes settled in urban workshops near wealthy patrons .
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Where there was a wealthy patron the chances of a first-rate building were obviously greater.
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saint
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The statue of the patron saint , Francis Xavier, oversees all from behind the altar.
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He said the date was chosen to coincide with the feast of St Teresa of Lisieux, patron saint of the missions.
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The family patron saints men feel drawn to are distinct from those chosen by women.
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Every trade took a holiday on the day of its patron saint .
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Perseus was the patron saint of poets.
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That woman is the real patron saint of Notre Dame, Fourviere.
■ VERB
become
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By acquiring an elephant's head, Ganesa also assumed the elephant's sagacity and became the patron of literature.
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Graham, who was about twenty years older than Harrison, became his patron at the end of one long day together.
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This project had an unexpected spin-off effect for Ward's market in that wealthy agriculturalists became private patrons .
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Like Artemis, Mary became the patron protector of women in childbirth.
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A devout Calvinist Methodist and strict advocate of temperance, Davies became a patron of Nonconformist and other charitable and educational causes.
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The Duke has agreed to become patron of an appeal to secure the long term future of the new theatre.
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As was fitting for one so widely travelled, he became the patron of trade and voyages.
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She was considering becoming a patron of his charity-registered foundation for Aids work when she was warned off by suspicious hospital authorities.
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Many artists were dependent on wealthy patrons.
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Also patron of dyers, knife sharpeners, swordsmiths, and weavers; he is invoked against gout.
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Each noble's home has its own character reflecting the interests and magical researches of its patrons.
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His career epitomizes the interactions between the obligations of patron and client and the public service under the old administrative system.
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Santa Anita estimates it loses 200 to 400 patrons daily when Fairplex carries the races.
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She's patron of the Butler Trust, a charity which rewards positive prison work.