Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun saint_george

1 sense of saint george

Sense 1
George, Saint George, St. George -- (Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303))
       INSTANCE OF=> martyr -- (one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion)
       INSTANCE OF=> patron saint -- (a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation)