beau ideal, classic, eidolon, exemplar, idea, ideal, model, nonpareil, paragon, patron saint

role modelembodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification, phantom, pinkarchetype, example, mirror, paradigm, patternguideline, principle, rulegauge(also gage), standard, touchstoneessence, quintessenceacme, apex, apotheosis, culmination, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith