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nounhousehold god (plural household gods)
plural household gods
- Synonym of household deity.
Action and speed and profit are our household gods, and the man who resists the changing times is punished at every turn.
1962, Robert Sterling Yard, The Living Wilderness, volume 27, page 8Synonyms: household deity
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nounSynonym of household deity.
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