genius hominis

English

Etymology

From Latin genius (“lar”) + hominis (“of (a) person”), genitive singular form of homo (“person”, “individual”) = “(guardian) spirit of a person”.

Noun

genius homo (plural genii homo or genii hominis)

  1. The spirit or one of the spirits presiding over or guarding a particular person.
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