household deity
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. quotations ▼
- (figurative) An icon or patron saint: a revered individual within a group. quotations ▼
Synonyms
- (deity): 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