Bible Thesaurus: Patron

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Patron (1 Occurrence)
... 5. (n.) One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer;
a promoter; as, a patron of art. ... called also patron saint. ...
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Asnapper (1 Occurrence)
... He was "luxurious, ambitious, and cruel, but a magnificent patron of literature."
He formed at Nineveh a library of clay tablets, numbering about 10,000. ...
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Shishak (6 Occurrences)
... 2. Patron of Jeroboam: He had not long been seated on the throne when Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, of the tribe of Ephraim, whom Solomon had promoted but ...
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Greece (15 Occurrences)
... as her special pride; each family worships gods which are all but akin to the family;
in the gymnasium, Apollo or Hermes is represented as the patron and ideal ...
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Erech (2 Occurrences)
... 3. Its Patron-Deities and Their Temples: Two great deities, Ishtar and Nanaa, were
worshipped in this city, the temple of the former being E-anna, "the house ...
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Ancient (64 Occurrences)
... as her special pride; each family worships gods which are all but akin to the family;
in the gymnasium, Apollo or Hermes is represented as the patron and ideal ...
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Ptolemy
... endowed the Museum and Alexandrian Library in which his father had taken much interest;
in general he followed his father's example as a liberal patron of art ...
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Angel (209 Occurrences)
... the children of thy people," and, more briefly, "your prince" (Daniel 10:13; Daniel
12:1; Daniel 10:21); Michael is therefore regarded as the patron-angel of ...
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Pattern (28 Occurrences)

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Usurp (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To seize, and hold by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to
usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him. ...
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Bible Concordance

Patron (1 Occurrence)

1 John 2:1 My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.

2. (n.) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him.

3. (n.) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.

4. (n.) An advocate or pleader.

5. (n.) One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.

6. (n.) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.

7. (n.) A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.

8. (n.) See Padrone, 2.

9. (v. t.) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.

10. (a.) Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.

Strong's Hebrew

440. Eloni -- a descendant of Elon
... Elonites. Or rather (shortened) oeloniy {ay-lo-nee'}; patron from 'Allown; an Elonite
or descendant (collectively) of Elon -- Elonites. see HEBREW 'Allown. ...
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5625. Sardi -- descendant of Sered
... of Sered NASB Word Usage Seredites (1). Sardites. Patron from Cered; a Seredite
(collectively) or descendants of Sered -- Sardites. see HEBREW Cered. ...
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1145. Ben-yemini -- a descendant of Benjamin
... 20:1) simply Yminiy {yem-ee-nee'}; a Jeminite; (plural Bniy Ymiyniy {ben- ay'
yem-ee-nee'}; patron from Binyamiyn; a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin ...
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3761. Karmeli -- inhab. of Carmel
... Carmelite. Patron from Karmel; a Karmelite or inhabitant of Karmel (the town) --
Carmelite. see HEBREW Karmel. 3760, 3761. Karmeli. 3762 . Strong's Numbers
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Library

Glorious Patron
... No. 101 Glorious Patron. SAINTS, St. John Baptist De La Salle Glorious
Patron. Sr. Mercedes J. Lewis Browne. 1. Glorious Patron! ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 101 glorious patron.htm

Seek Ye a Patron to Defend?
... No. 98 Seek ye a Patron to defend? SAINTS, St. Peter Seek ye a Patron to defend?
Si vis Patronum quaerere. Translated by Father Caswall Nicola A. Montani. ...
/.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 98 seek ye a.htm

The Great Debt She Owed to Our Lord for his Mercy to Her. She ...
... Joseph for Her Patron. ... I have been given to understand since that they were unseemly
and superstitious; and I took for my patron and lord the glorious St. ...
/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter vi the great debt.htm

List of Characters and Places
... Bast,"Bahst, the cat-headed goddess, patron deity of Bubastis. ...
Ptah,"P-tah', the patron deity of Memphis. Punt,"Poont, Arabia. ...
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The Parts of the World in which the Apostles Preached
... His traditional activity in Scythia has made him the patron saint of Russia.
He is also called the patron saint of Greece, where ...
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On the Words of the Gospel, John vi. 9, Where the Miracle of the ...
... 5. A great Patron have we found, Brethren. ... Whosoever depend upon any man as
patron, are his dependents; we are the members of our Patron. ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lxxx on the words.htm

Of Agreement as to Tithe, Composition, Notice, &C.
... A real composition is, when an agreement is made between the owner of the lands
and the Parson or Vicar, with the consent of the Ordinary or Patron, that such ...
/.../prideaux/directions to church-wardens/2 of agreement as to.htm

Going Home
... The practice, now common, was new then, of alloting to each in the community as
special patron some particular saint whose feast occurred during the month. ...
/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter xiv going home.htm

The Tangled Web
... He was Flavius Josephus, one time patriot and enemy of Rome, but now secure under
Titus' patronage, abettor of his patron against his fellow-countrymen. ...
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Introductory Notice to Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria.
... 313-326.] The records of the Ante-Nicene period, so far as Alexandria is concerned,
are complete in this great primate, the friend and patron of Athanasius, and ...
/.../introductory notice to alexander bishop.htm

Subtopics

Patron

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Asnapper (1 Occurrence)

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Usurp (1 Occurrence)