household deity

== English == === Noun === household deity (plural household deities) (mythology, religion) A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci. (figuratively) An icon or patron saint: a revered individual within a group. ==== Synonyms ==== (deity): house god, household god, lares and penates (pl., Roman contexts), lar (chiefly Roman contexts, particularly overseeing the family), penates (pl., chiefly Roman contexts, particularly overseeing the house and its storeroom) (exemplar): See Thesaurus:exemplar ==== Hypernyms ==== (deity): tutelary deity, see also Thesaurus:god ==== Translations ====