tutelary
Serving as guardian
Tutelary means serving as a guardian or protector.
The word appears almost exclusively in formal or literary contexts, often describing supernatural guardians: a tutelary deity, a tutelary spirit.
Something tutelary watches over a person, place, or institution: Athens had Athena as its tutelary goddess.
Soul, mood, or liquor
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- penatesRoman household guardian gods
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
- household godDeity protecting a home
shrine · numen · kami · totem · fetish · oracle · divinity · sanctity
Regular supporter or customer
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- custodianGuardian of a place
- keeperOne who guards
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
overseer · steward · defender · benefactor · watchman · sentinel · curator · conservator
spirit
Soul, mood, or liquor
household god · shrine · numen · kami · totem · fetish · oracle · divinity · sanctity · devotion
patron
Regular supporter or customer
warden · overseer · steward · defender · benefactor · watchman · sentinel · curator · conservator · preserver
shelter
Protected place or structure
amulet · talisman · charm · ward · blessing · safekeeping · defense · security · preservation · care
mythology
Body of traditional tales
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
archaic · antiquity · Roman · Greek · ancestor worship · temple · rite · ritual · ceremony · pantheon
tutelarymalevolent
Harboring ill will
harmful · threatening · destructive · neglectful · predatory
tutelarydemonic
Of or like devils
malefic · baneful · maleficent · cursing · tormenting