penates pl (plural only)
(Roman mythology) The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome.
(figuratively) synonym of household deities in other contexts.
• nepetas, pesante, septane
Penates
plural of Penate
• nepetas, pesante, septane
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*na"tes, n. pl. Etym: [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: The household gods of the ancient Romans. They presided over the home and the family hearth. See Lar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
