penates
/pəˈneɪtiz/
noun
- In ancient Roman religion, the household gods that protected the family's home and food supplies.
- When they moved to a new house, they carried their penates with them.
- The family kept small statues of the penates on the hearth.
- Offerings were made to the penates to ensure a good harvest.
- Figuratively, the cherished possessions or household items that make a place feel like home.
- They packed up their penates and moved across the country.
- After years of travel, she finally gathered her penates and settled down.
- His books and guitar were his penates, the things that made any apartment feel like home.