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household deity

The English word “household deity” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.
  2. An icon or patron saint: a revered individual within a group.

Etymology

Displaced native Old English cōfgod.

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