Meaning of Lares | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Lares.
   alt-of, plural, plural-normally
2. The household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places.
   Roman, plural, plural-normally
3. The idols representing these deities.
   historical, plural, plural-normally

Equivalents

Examples

“The season now invites me to retire To the dear lares of my household fire To homely scenes of calm domestic peace, A poet's leisure, and an old man's ease...”

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