📚 noun • entry_id 55401
tutelary deity
/ˈtʃuːtɪləɹi ˈdiːəti/
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genio • musa
A deity, usually minor, serving as a tutelary (guardian or supporter) for a place, person, group, or activity.
The Okrika war deity was Fenibcso who was regarded as the spirit of a warrior who feared neither god nor man. The Nembe war deity was also its tutelary deity Ogidiga. Kalabari diff…
The identification of the Bardic Crist Celi with the Bardic Moses, with a view to blending both religions in one scheme of magic, has been illustrated in the just cited pages of th…
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