lares and penates (English, noun)
expansion: lares and penates pl (plural only)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The household deities of ancient Rome, respectively overseeing the family and its house and storerooms.
tags: Roman
plural
plural-only
glosses: One's prized possessions, considered as the protectors or symbols of one's household.
tags: figuratively
plural
plural-only
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