tutelary
11tutelary — tu•te•lar•y [[t]ˈtut lˌɛr i, ˈtyut [/t]] also tu•te•lar [[t] l ər[/t]] adj. n. pl. lar•ies 1) having the position of guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing 2) of or pertaining to a guardian or guardianship 3) a person who has tutelary …
12Tutelary deity — A tutelary (also tutelar) is a deity or spirit who is a guardian, patron or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture or occupation. Both tutelary and tutelar can be used as either a noun or an… …
13tutelary — Synonyms and related words: ancestral spirits, angel, attendant godling, control, covering, custodial, daemon, defensive, demon, fairy godmother, familiar, familiar spirit, fostering, genius, genius domus, genius loci, good angel, good genius,… …
14tutelary — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. protecting, guardian, advisory; see protective …
15tutelary — adj. serving in the role of guardian; of or pertaining to guardianship; of a protector …
16tutelary — a. See tutelar …
17tutelary — adj tutelar, guardian, guarding, protective, protecting, patron, patronal, patronly …
18tutelary — tu·te·lary …
19tutelary saint — Patron, good genius, guardian …
20Eight imperial tutelary deities — The focus of ritual cults of the imperial house which were maintained from the fifteenth century exclusively by the Yoshida and Shirakawa houses and after 1868 by the shortlived Department of Divinity (Jingikan). The deities are Ikumusubi no… …