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/pəˈnɑːtiːz/ · noun
(Roman mythology) The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome..
lest the name thereof being discovered unto their enemies, their Penates and Patronal Gods might be called forth by charms and incantations.
...and a china shepherd and shepherdess, clothed in "a green and yellow melancholy," were the penates of the mantel-piece.
Use penates when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Penates means (Roman mythology) The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome..
Common synonyms include household deities in other contexts.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
lest the name thereof being discovered unto their enemies, their Penates and Patronal Gods might be called forth by charms and incantations.
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