household deity
household deity · household deities
домовой
Hausgott
A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective…A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.
Meaning
2 sensesA minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.
Hausgott
домово́йdomovój
(figuratively)An icon or patron saint: a revered individual within a group.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
minor god or goddess who protects a home or family:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
minor god or goddess who protects a home or family:
Origin
Displaced native Old English cōfgod.Displaced native Old English cōfgod.
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Forms
plural: household deities| Singular | household deity |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsexemplar:exemplar
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.