poliadic, a. rare.
(pɒlɪˈædɪk)
[f. Gr. Πολιάς, -αδ- (female) guardian of the city, epithet of Athene as tutelary goddess of Athens (f. πόλις city) + -ic.]
Of the nature of a tutelary deity of a city or state.
| 1886 E. B. Bax Relig. Socialism App. vii. 174 The poliadic or state divinity Yahveh being erected into the super⁓natural god of the universe. |