guardian spirit
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- noun
- Literature
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espíritu guardián
- She often prayed to her guardian spirit for guidance in difficult times.
- village guardian spirits
- individual guardian spirits
Examples
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'Cause they believed that that guardian spirit would then watch over them and protect them all their lives.
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The importance of these distinctions should not be overemphasized, as many villagers do not know who their guardian spirit is, only that he exists.
Academic text (1992) -
Our most powerful guardian spirit... lives in the Dark Water.
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They'd wait there for a vision of their guardian spirit to appear to them.
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The purpose of training is to gain control of the yidam or guardian spirit.
Academic text (1990) -
All these years you told us we were rescued from the fire by a great guardian spirit, the Hogo-sha.
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The Northern Thai guardian spirit is not a village ancestor, and the village lacks a post.
Academic text (1992) -
Other Tai groups rely on the power of their guardian spirit or the powers that lay ritual experts tap into.
Academic text (1992) -
Lak muong are usually associated with a guardian spirit.
Academic text (1992) -
The guardian spirit towered over the apelike boatswain, laughing at the terror in the sailor's eyes.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
881
1.8
A religious being with wings believed to bring messages or help from God
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7.0
A ghost or supernatural being that can appear to people
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4.6
A spirit or person people believe protects and helps someone
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7.8
A kind spirit that protects people and brings good luck
Antonyms
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'guardian' (protector) and 'spirit' (an incorporeal being), so its meaning 'a spirit that protects or watches over someone' is directly derivable from the parts. This noun–noun compound follows normal English compounding patterns and has clear cross‑linguistic equivalents (e.g. Spanish 'espíritu guardián'), making it readily comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
Guardian spirit comes from old stories that a spirit stands beside a person like a guardian to watch and protect them. That's why it means 'a spirit or angel who protects or watches over someone'.