tutelary

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Tutelary divinities of Roman households, with the Lares and Penates, 203.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

At the door is the Emelgelji, the Tutelary of the Herds and Young Cattle, made of sheepskins.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

Outside the hut is the Chandaghatu, a name implying that the idol was formed of a white hare-skin, the Tutelary of the Chase and perhaps of War.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

Tutelary angels are represented as pleading for mercy, with eager outstretched arms; other angels, lower down, are liberating the souls of repentant sinners from torment.

From Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

Tutelary religion, in short, is corrected through the validity of the ethical principles of justice and good-will.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton