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Definition of Household deity
1. Noun. (mythology religion) Especially in pagan religions, a minor god or goddess functioning as the protector of a home, household, and/or family, worshipped by members of the household and sometimes conceived as an animistic or ancestral spirit. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively by extension) An exemplar or revered individual within a group. ¹
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