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noun
The household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman, plural, plural-normally
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
The idols representing these deities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, plural, plural-normally
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Lares.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, plural, plural-normally
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History
From Latin Lares, plural form of lār, from Etruscan [Term?].
From the Latin plural lares, from lar, q.v.
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