Crossword clues for guardian
guardian
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Guardian \Guard"i*an\ (g[aum]rd"[i^]*an or g[aum]rd"yan; 106), a. Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care. Feast of Guardian Angels (R. C. Ch.) a church festival instituted by Pope Paul V., and celebrated on October 2d. Guardian angel.
The particular spiritual being believed in some branches of the Christian church to have guardianship and protection of each human being from birth.
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Hence, a protector or defender in general.
--O. W. Holmes.Guardian spirit, in the belief of many pagan nations, a spirit, often of a deceased relative or friend, that presides over the interests of a household, a city, or a region.
Guardian \Guard"i*an\, n. [OF. guardain, gardien, F. gardien, LL. guardianus. See Guard, v. t., and cf. Wasden.]
One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden.
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(Law) One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs.
Of the several species of guardians, the first are guardians by nature. -- viz., the father and (in some cases) the mother of the child.
--Blackstone.Guardian ad litem(Law), a guardian appointed by a court of justice to conduct a particular suit.
Guardians of the poor, the members of a board appointed or elected to care for the relief of the poor within a township, or district.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., garden; early 15c., gardein, from Anglo-French gardein (late 13c.), from Old French gardien "keeper, custodian," earlier guarden, from Frankish *warding- (see guard (n.)). Guardian angel is from 1630s.
Wiktionary
n. 1 Someone who guards, watch over, or protects. 2 (context legal English) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis). 3 (context legal English) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person. 4 A superior in a Franciscan monastery. 5 (context video games English) A major or final enemy; boss.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Guardian may refer to:
- Legal guardian
Guardian or The Guardian may also refer to:
Guardian (James Jacob "Jim" Harper) is a DC Comics superhero, created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. He first appeared in Star-Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942). Guardian resembles an earlier Kirby and Simon character Captain America (first published in March 1941 by Marvel Comics) in that he had no super powers and carried an indestructible shield.
Guardian, in comics, may refer to:
- Guardian (DC Comics), the alias of Jim Harper, a costumed hero
- Guardian (Marvel Comics), the alias of James Hudson, a superhero
- Guardian, the alias of Heather Hudson, wife of James Hudson, better known as Vindicator
- Guardians, a Marvel Comics series
It may also refer to:
- Guardian angel (comics), the superhero alias of Hop Harrigan
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Guardians of the Galaxy, two Marvel Comics teams
- Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)
- Guardians of the Universe, DC Comics aliens who are behind the Green Lantern Corps
- New Guardians, a DC Comics team picked by the Guardians of the Universe
- Global Guardians, a DC Comics superhero team
Guardian (James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson, Jr.), also known as Weapon Alpha and Vindicator, is a fictional character, a Canadian superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was the leader of Alpha Flight. He was created by John Byrne, and first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #109 which was co-plotted by Byrne and his long-time collaborator Chris Claremont. He was designed to be the Canadian equivalent of Captain America, hence his costume markings are modeled after the Canadian flag. Guardian is often confused with Captain Canuck, another Canadian-themed superhero with similar costume and superpowers.
Guardian is an American Christian hard rock/ metal band. The band has released seven studio albums, three additional albums in Spanish, and toured extensively worldwide. There are also numerous compilations, live records and bootlegs available.
The Guardian Threat Tracking System is a reporting system used by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation to track threats and other intelligence information. It was established to collect data on terrorist threats and suspicious incidents, at seaports and other locations, and to manage action on various threats and incidents. Although Guardian was first used the latest of 2005, on August 21, 2007, the US Department of Defense announced that Guardian would take over data collection and reporting which had been handled by the TALON database system.
Guardian is the trademark name of a polymer originally manufactured by Securency International, a joint venture between the Reserve Bank of Australia and Innovia Films Ltd. The latter completed acquisition of the former's stake in 2013.
Its production involves gravity feeding a molten polymer, composed of extruded polypropylene and other polyolefins, through a four-storey chamber. This creates sheets of the substrate used as the base material by many central banks in the printing of polymer banknotes.
The Guardian is a tall statue overlooking Parc Arael Griffin, the landscaped former Six Bells Colliery site, in the South Wales mining town of Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent. It was designed and created by artist Sebastien Boyesen.
Guardian is a 3D shoot 'em up video game. It was originally released in 1994 for the Commodore Amiga CD32 game console, and later converted to the Amiga 1200 on floppy disk. Originally previewed in the press under the name SibWing and apparently an homage to the Super NES game Star Fox, the final game was an accomplished three-dimensional update of the classic arcade game Defender.
Guardian is known to be one of the very few Amiga CD32 games to be apparently programmed for the CD32 first and then ported in stripped-down form to the Amiga computers—the vast majority of CD32 software releases were little more than standard Amiga games with minimum, if any, enhancements.
Guardian was particularly lauded by the popular games magazine Amiga Power. In the penultimate issue of the publication in August 1996, Guardian was rated the third best Amiga game ever in a Top 100 feature compiled by Amiga Power staff past and present.
"Guardian" is a song by Canadian-American recording artist Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her eighth studio album, Havoc and Bright Lights (2012). The song was written by Morissette and Guy Sigsworth, and produced by Sigsworth and Joe Chiccarelli. It is a rock song, where Morissette promises to look after a special someone.
The song received positive reviews from music critics, with most of them praising her return and commending its freshness and brightness. The music video was released on July 27, 2012 and it shows Morissette singing on a Berlin rooftop equipped with a set of angel wings and eventually brightens the children and parents she is watching over.
The song was a moderate success in some countries, peaking inside the top 20 on the Austrian and Switzerland charts, while reaching number 41 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and charting on the Billboard's Adult Pop Songs chart. Morissette has promoted the track with live performances, including Dancing with the Stars, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The View.
Usage examples of "guardian".
With his guardian Addis de Valence teaching him to see the small evidence left behind by men on horse or foot, he had led the small troop that caught them.
Grand Alchemist upon her breast, the highest office a temple guardian could reach - but only a handful did.
So much belief, so much authority seemed to have been invested by the builders in these primitive, faceless idols, guardians of the blithe, naked Ama girls, that Bond had a ridiculous urge to kneel and ask for their blessing as the Crusaders had once done before their God.
Catholic church remained the only guardian of the Croatian spirit in the national apathy that spread during the 1970s.
I was hesitant to beg the Venediger for help, so I had to do something myself to get the aquamanile back, and since everyone kept telling me I was a Guardian, I figured I might as well start acting like one.
Fearing civil war, the Guardians of the Realm of Scotland had reluctantly approached Edward of England to arbitrate among the various rivals.
Men of wealth, all these, who cherished the memory of Henry Argyle and kept close watch upon the preserves over which they had been appointed guardians.
He did so with an astonished stare, and, calling me his father and guardian angel, swore an eternal gratitude.
Thereon I bade the Khania Atene, and that old magician her great-uncle, who is Guardian of the Gate, go down to the ancient gates of Kaloon to receive you and bring you hither with all speed.
B, Infant, acting through his curator bonis and guardian ad litem, filed an action as owner and bailor of the chattel, a dog of tender years named Spot, alleging negligence on the part of the Village, in a cross claim for indemnity under Fed.
Guardian sends messages of consolation to you and all the friends in this bereavement, and he says that in this calamitous time all must bow down their heads and be acquiescent, arise in faithful service to His Cause, and model themselves upon that most exalted, sacred and resplendent presence.
We continually receive joyous news of the health and well-being of the Guardian of the Cause of God and eagerly hope that the night of separation may come to an end, that the period of bereavement may soon expire and his blessed person may return to this hallowed Spot with utmost joy and radiance.
Argent placed the biz end of the Guardian at the center of his forehead.
Guardian was a Knight proude and fierse, a Scot of Royal blude, Niel Robertsoune.
Ursula would make no movement without Boshy, though she longed earnestly to lose the attention of her self-constituted guardian.