household deity
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household deity
Where it comes from
Displaced native Old English cōfgod.
noun household deities
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A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.
[…] Ganesh (Pillayar in Tamil), here is not associated with militant Hinduism; Pillayar is a lovable household deity here, a free and familiar god who craves no chauvinistic devotion.
Similar: house god, household god, lares and penates, lar, penates
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An icon or patron saint: a revered individual within a group.
In our day Roy Basler's The Lincoln Legend and Lloyd Lewis' Myths After Lincoln have demonstrated that the most popular and admired of all American heroes has long ago been made superhistorical in myth; he has become, at least north of the Potomac, a household deity.
Similar: exemplar
Translations
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noun minor god or goddess who protects a home or family
| Deutsch | Hausgott |
|---|---|
| Italiano | penati, lari |
| Ελληνικά | οικιακή θεότητα oikiakí theótita |
| Русский | домово́й domovój |
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title = {household deity},
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