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tutelary deities

tutelary deities is the plural of tutelary deity.

Meaning of tutelary deity

Noun

tutelary deity (plural tutelary deities)

  1. A deity, usually minor, serving as a tutelary (guardian or supporter) for a place, person, group, or activity.
    • Where had then beene the church of Durham, and the devotion of Kings to his ſepulchur? Where had then beene the tutelarie Deity against the Scotts, and the lande of the church called St. Cuthberts patrimony? How then should his holywarke folk be freed from tribute and ſervice in warre, and the...1778, W[illiam] Hutchinson, A View of Northumberland: With an Excursion to the Abbey of Mailross in Scotland. By W. Hutchinson Anno 1776, volume II, Newcastle: Printed by T. Saint, for W. Charnley...

Questions about tutelary deities

What is tutelary deities the plural of?
Tutelary deities is the plural of tutelary deity.

Words near tutelary deities in the dictionary

  1. tutelaries
  2. tutelarily
  3. tutelarity
  4. tutelars
  5. tutelary
  6. tutelary deities
  7. tutelary deity
  8. tutelas
  9. tutele
  10. Tutelo
  11. Tutelo-Saponi

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