household deity (English, noun)
expansion: household deity (plural household deities)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.
glosses: An icon or patron saint: a revered individual within a group.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: household deities
tags: plural