tutelary
adjective
having the position of guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing.
tutelar
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a variation of
tutelary.
Example Sentences
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With hands lifted up to heaven, they thanked the tutelar gods of their city, for having avenged the sanctity of the temples and tombs, which had been so brutally violated by these barbarians.
From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Charles Rollin
They pray to the tutelar when the beast is sick.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc by Various
The victorious deity called the capital Athenœ, and became the tutelar divinity of the place.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
Such a system could not fail to establish a belief in good and evil genii, and of tutelar spirits presiding over families, towns, cities, houses, mountains, and other particular places.
At the west end is a mosaic of S. Castrense, Monreale's tutelar saint, casting out a devil, and also walking on the sea.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by William Wiehe Collins
