Usage of "tutelary deity"

Russian

идам

Spanish

yidam

Buddhist deity.

Russian

Portuguese

Spanish

Catalan

Deity or spirit who is a guardian, patron or protector of a particular place.

хозяин

Synonyms

Examples for "tutelary"

Some tutelary spirit, the god of schemers, kept Elliott from speech now. 
 Land of marvels 

God, the tutelary, of Rome; existence and essence of a; what is? 
 Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies 

He had never been to Assisi, where his tutelary saint was born. 
 Without Prejudice 

Biogna would want to say hello to Joe's tutelary mule, Pig Iron. 
 Surrender to the will of the night 

V.-Hemade Society tutelary to the individual in an excessive degree. 
 Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics 

Some tutelary spirit, the god of schemers, kept Elliott from speech now. 
 Land of marvels 

The tutelary spirit of the sacred mountain, Adam's Peak. 
 Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon 

All these Indian associations have a tutelary spirit. 
 The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life 

What right have I to think myself the chosen ward of some guardian angel or tutelary spirit? 
 Dr. Dumany's Wife 

He thought himself to be restrained from entering upon what was inexpedient or wrong by a tutelary spirit. 
 General History for Colleges and High Schools 

Usage of tutelary deity in English

O thou of noble-birth, meditate upon thine own tutelary deity. 
 The tibetan book of the dead 

Again meditate upon the tutelary deity; again meditate upon the Clear Light: do this alternately. 
 The tibetan book of the dead 

Almost every hill and cavern has, in the eye of the Indian, its tutelary deity. 
 Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 

The garden is littered with statues and fountains, each of which has its tutelary deity. 
 The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 

Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was their tutelary deity. 
 The Ancient Church: Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitu... 

Its homage will never be commanded by peace, presented as the tutelary deity of the stock-market. 
 The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future 

Lanka, another tutelary deity, is consoled by Alaka. 
 Tales from the Hindu Dramatists 

Earnestly concentrate thy mind upon thy tutelary deity. 
 The tibetan book of the dead 

It had been intended for an offering to the tutelary deity of Rome, Jupiter of the Capitol. 
 Roman life in the days of Cicero 

Immortal King Hamanu was Urik's tutelary deity. 
 The brazen gambit 

Yes, this must be her secret tutelary deity, who did not want himself to be known to her. 
 A Hungarian Nabob 

Alaka, a tutelary deity, comes. 
 Tales from the Hindu Dramatists 

He is regarded throughout all the Assyrian inscriptions as the especial tutelary deity both of the kings and of the country. 
 The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2: ... 

So Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, and patroness of all the liberal arts and sciences, became the tutelary deity of Athens. 
 Mosaics of Grecian History 

The cities which selected him as their tutelary deity were named for that which he was supposed to have ruled over. 
 American Hero-Myths: A Study in the Native Religions of the West... 

The temple at Mugheir was built in honor of the Moon-god, Sin or Hiuki, who was the tutelary deity of the city. 
 The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1: ... 