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household god

noun

Definition of household god 

1 household gods plural : lares and penates sense 2

2 : a deeply respected or revered person, thing, idea, or custom the Victorian household gods Respectability, Prudery and Humbug squat smugly on their pedestals — New York Herald Tribune

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First Known Use of household god

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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