Penates

or pe·na·tes

[ puh-ney-teez, -nah- ]

/ pəˈneɪ tiz, -ˈnɑ- /

plural noun Roman Religion.

gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.

Compare Lares.

Origin of Penates

1505–15; <Latin Penātēs, akin to penus stock of provisions

Words nearby Penates

penalty shot, penalty stroke, penance, Penang, penannular, Penates, pen-based, pence, pencel, penchant, penché

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Example sentences from the Web for Penates

Thank the Lares and Penates that Howard Fast wrote Spartacus for similar reasons.
Erica Jong Defends Feminist Revolution|Erica Jong|March 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This grinning little deity--the facsimile of an Indian idol--must express their idea of the Penates.
A Love Story|A Bushman
Golden masks decorated with stones were placed upon their faces, just as ancient families rendered homage to the Penates.
De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
We will set up our Lares and Penates in its very centerahem!
Three Little Women's Success|Gabrielle E. Jackson

That, says Hume, is the nearest approach to a fight for its penates he has ever seen a sarus make.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
Had they the art of making images or other representations of them they would be perfect lares, penates, or household gods.
The History of Sumatra|William Marsden

British Dictionary definitions for Penates

penates

/ (pəˈnɑːtiːz) /

pl n

See lares and penates

Word Origin for penates

Latin

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单词	penates
释义	Penates or pe·na·tes [ puh-ney-teez, -nah- ] / pəˈneɪ tiz, -ˈnɑ- / plural noun Roman Religion. gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom. Compare Lares. Origin of Penates 1505–15; <Latin Penātēs, akin to penus stock of provisions Words nearby Penates penalty shot, penalty stroke, penance, Penang, penannular, Penates, pen-based, pence, pencel, penchant, penché Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Penates Thank the Lares and Penates that Howard Fast wrote Spartacus for similar reasons. Erica Jong Defends Feminist Revolution\|Erica Jong\|March 27, 2012\|DAILY BEAST This grinning little deity--the facsimile of an Indian idol--must express their idea of the Penates. A Love Story\|A Bushman Golden masks decorated with stones were placed upon their faces, just as ancient families rendered homage to the Penates. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt We will set up our Lares and Penates in its very centerahem! Three Little Women's Success\|Gabrielle E. Jackson That, says Hume, is the nearest approach to a fight for its penates he has ever seen a sarus make. Glimpses of Indian Birds\|Douglas Dewar Had they the art of making images or other representations of them they would be perfect lares, penates, or household gods. The History of Sumatra\|William Marsden British Dictionary definitions for Penates penates / (pəˈnɑːtiːz) / pl n See lares and penates Word Origin for penates Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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