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词汇 lares
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Definition of lares in English:

lares

plural nounˈlɑːriːzˈlɛriz
  • (in ancient Roman belief) household gods worshipped in conjunction with Vesta and the penates.

    See also penates
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this sacrificial procession, statuettes of the lares and of the Emperor are held by three of the figures on the left.
    • Each family home would also have a small altar and shrine. The Romans had personal household gods or spirits called ‘lares’ which were worshipped every day at home.

Phrases

  • lares and penates

    • A person's home and household possessions.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Throw in white and you resolve at least Leeds and Spurs, and get the colours of St. George - perhaps playing in these colours creates some form of prayer to the lares and penates, or to St. George or England itself?
      • No wonder students in the College Programming Office compiled a complementary, unofficial list of lares and penates, ‘Things to Make a Dorm a Home.’
      • He would also have had more loyalty to his own culture - more pietas (respect for the lares and penates).

Origin

Latin.

Rhymes

primus inter pares

Definition of lares in US English:

lares

plural nounˈlɛrizˈlerēz
  • (in ancient Roman belief) household gods worshiped in conjunction with Vesta and the penates.

    See also penates
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each family home would also have a small altar and shrine. The Romans had personal household gods or spirits called ‘lares’ which were worshipped every day at home.
    • In this sacrificial procession, statuettes of the lares and of the Emperor are held by three of the figures on the left.

Phrases

  • lares and penates

    • A person's home and household possessions.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He would also have had more loyalty to his own culture - more pietas (respect for the lares and penates).
      • Throw in white and you resolve at least Leeds and Spurs, and get the colours of St. George - perhaps playing in these colours creates some form of prayer to the lares and penates, or to St. George or England itself?
      • No wonder students in the College Programming Office compiled a complementary, unofficial list of lares and penates, ‘Things to Make a Dorm a Home.’

Origin

Latin.

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