penates

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Pronunciation

/pəˈnɑːtiːz/(UK)

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/pəˈnɑːtiːz/(UK) · /pəˈnɑtiz/(US) · /pəˈneɪtiz/(US)

Definition of penates

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(Roman, plural, plural-only)The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome.

“lest the name thereof being discovered unto their enemies, their Penates and Patronal Gods might be called forth by charms and incantations.”

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noun

(Roman, plural, plural-only)The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome.

“lest the name thereof being discovered unto their enemies, their Penates and Patronal Gods might be called forth by charms and incantations.”
(figuratively, plural, plural-only)Synonym of household deities in other contexts.

“...and a china shepherd and shepherdess, clothed in "a green and yellow melancholy," were the penates of the mantel-piece.”

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From Latin penātēs, from penus (“inner part of house”).

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