English Explanatory Dictionary

household deity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.
  2. An icon or patron saint: a revered individual within a group.

Word forms

household deity household deities

Synonyms

house god household god lares and penates lar penates exemplar
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