household god

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noun

a god presiding over and protecting the home, especially in the religion of ancient Rome.

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Origin of household god

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby household god

household ammonia, household art, household cavalry, household effects, householder, household god, household gods, household name, household troops, household word, househusband

How to use household god in a sentence

It is the summit of human happiness: the surrender of man to God, of woman to man, of several women to the same man.
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“Personally, I deal with manners of righteousness and God,” he says.
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My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
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Yet, for god knows what reason, his name is never brought up in the “Great American Filmmaker” conversation.
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The mythic origin of the feast was the creation of the world by the god Marduk.
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The supernaturalist alleges that religion was revealed to man by God, and that the form of this revelation is a sacred book.
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Each religion claims that its own Bible is the direct revelation of God, and is the only true Bible teaching the only true faith.
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The manifest annoyance of her household was thus easily accounted for, but he marveled at the strength of her bodyguard.
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Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
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But if God made man, then God is responsible for all man's acts and thoughts, and therefore man cannot sin against God.
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