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household gods

household god
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld ɡɑːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld ɡɑːd/

Definitions of household gods words

  • noun household gods a god presiding over and protecting the home, especially in the religion of ancient Rome. 1
  • noun plural household gods (in ancient Rome) deities of the home; lares and penates 0
  • noun plural household gods the essentials of domestic life 0
  • noun household gods plural of household god. 0
See all 4 definitions of household gods

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Origin of household gods

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Household gods

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Household gods

household gods popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

household gods usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for household gods

noun household gods

All 2 Synonyms of household gods

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