lares y penates

  • 1lares and penates — n. 1. the household gods of the ancient Romans: see LARES, PENATES 2. the treasured belongings of a family or household …

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  • 2lares et penates — /lāˈrēz et pe nāˈtēz or läˈrās et pe näˈtās/ (Latin) plural noun 1. Household gods 2. Valued personal or household objects …

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  • 3lares and penates — noun plural : one s most valued personal or household effects those lares and penates which a householder, driven from his city home, cannot bring himself to leave behind Jerome Weidman * * * 1. Lares and Penates, Rom. Religion. the benevolent… …

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  • 4lares and penates — 1. Lares and Penates, Rom. Religion. the benevolent spirits and gods of the household. 2. the cherished possessions of a family or household. [1765 75; < L Lares (et) Penates] * * * …

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  • 5lares and penates — lar′es and pena′tes n. pl. the cherished possessions of a family or household • Etymology: 1765–75; &LT; L Larēs (et) Penātēs …

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  • 6lares and penates — Synonyms and related words: Hestia, Vesta, ancestral spirits, angel, attendant godling, belongings, chattels, control, daemon, demon, effects, fairy godmother, familiar, familiar spirit, genius, genius domus, genius loci, good angel, good genius …

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  • 7lares and penates — noun plural Date: 1775 1. household gods 2. personal or household effects …

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  • 8lares and penates — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One s portable property: belonging (often used in plural), effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural).&#8230; …

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  • 9lares and penates — /ˌlarɛz ən pəˈnatɛz/ (say .lahrez uhn puh nahtez) plural noun 1. Roman Mythology a. household gods. b. the tutelary deities of the state. 2. the cherished possessions of a family or household …

  • 10PÉNATES ET LARES — PÉNATES & LARES Nom dérivé de penus , le «garde manger», dont les pénates sont en quelque sorte les protecteurs. Ces divinités, toujours invoquées collectivement, garantissent au groupe familial sa subsistance, et donc sa survie. Ils apparaissent …

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