Penates

or pe·na·tes

[ puh-ney-teez, -nah- ]

plural noun

, Roman Religion.

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

penates

/ pəˈnɑːtiːz /

plural noun

1. See lares and penates
   See lares and penates

Word History and Origins

Origin of Penates¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Penates¹

Latin

Example Sentences

Thank the Lares and Penates that Howard Fast wrote Spartacus for similar reasons.

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No other deities are described in detail by Prescott, but he says that every household had its "penates," or household gods.

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The third was much the same as the more modern Lares and Penates, and superintended dwelling-houses and families.

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When the child was five days old, it was carried about the hearth to introduce it to the Penates.

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Matt represented to Rupert the Lares and Penates his emotional nature required and had been denied.

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The Lares and Penates themselves were very small objects to look at, whatever may have been the thoughts they suggested.

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