Patrick

[ pa-trik ]

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 389?–461?, British missionary and bishop in Ireland: patron saint of Ireland.
2. (Curtis) Lester, 1883–1960, Canadian ice-hockey player and manager, in the U.S. after 1926.
3. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”

Patrick

/ ˈpætrɪk /

noun

1. Patrick, Saint5th century ad5th century adMIrishBritishRELIGION: missionaryRELIGION: saint Saint. 5th century ad , Christian missionary in Ireland, probably born in Britain; patron saint of Ireland. Feast day: March 17

Example Sentences

Patrick Klugman, the deputy mayor of Paris, said: “We are living our kind of 9/11,” he said.

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Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris in fishnets, high heels, and glitter could be a great gag.

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Frankly, I don't think even Michael Patrick King, Lisa Kudrow, and the show's biggest fans expected it to be this good.

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Patrick Lynch, had said that De Blasio should stay away from the funerals of any police officers killed in the line of duty.

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Patrick, who is openly gay and escaped the church with Fenner, is coming to their defense.

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Among those who had thus departed, it is not likely that there were many of Patrick Henry's followers.

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In this same region, in Patrick County, may be seen crystals in the shape of crosses in certain rock strata.

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Patrick saw it, too, and leaped up from before the fire and ran toward the beast.

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The girls, who were nearest the end of the lake, watched Patrick and the old hog in amazement.

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The porker grunted her displeasure, and Patrick did some grunting, too; but he was not easily scarednor would he be shaken off.

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