tutelary+saint
91Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …
92angel — Synonyms and related words: Dionysus, Maecenas, Santa Claus, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, almoner, almsgiver, ancestral spirits, angelology, angels, apologist, archangels, assignor, attendant godling, awarder, babe, baby, baby doll,… …
93ST. TAMMANY — an American Indian chief, popularly canonised as a saint, and adopted as the tutelary genius by a section of the democratic party in the States; his motto was Unite in peace for happiness; in war for defence …
94genius — n 1. brilliance, aptness, cleverness, ingenuity, astuteness; intelligence, intellectualness, wit, brains, mind, Gk. Philos. nous; agility, quickness, smartness, acuity, sharpness; acumen, perspicacity, percipience, insight, intuition, perception; …
95prop — v 1. support, hold up, uphold, truss, truss up, bear, bear up; brace, bolster, buttress, gird; underprop, underpin, underbrace, bed, base, form the foundation of, underlie; reinforce, restrengthen, crutch, shore up; cradle, pillow, buoy, buoy up …
96supporter — n 1. prop, base, fulcrum, socle, truss; brace, bracer, bolster, buttress, bracket, stay, shoulder, reinforcement. See also support(def. 9). 2. maintainer, sustainer, upholder, advocate, backer, second, abettor, patron, endorser, promoter;… …
97MENDELSSOHN, MOSES — (Moses ben Menahem, acronym RaMbeMaN, or Moses of Dessau; 1729–1786), philosopher of the German Enlightenment in the pre Kantian period, early Maskil, and a renowned Jewish figure in the 18th century. Born in Dessau, son of a Torah scribe,… …
