# household deity

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/household-deity