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penates

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7 lettersPronunciation /pəˈnɑːtiːz/Sorted aeenpstStarts with PEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome.

Word origin

From Latin penātēs, from penus (“inner part of house”).

Used in a sentence

  • lest the name thereof being discovered unto their enemies, their Penates and Patronal Gods might be called forth by charms and incantations.
  • ...and a china shepherd and shepherdess, clothed in "a green and yellow melancholy," were the penates of the mantel-piece.

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