sentinel:
(plural: ‘sentinels‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
The sentinels of Sonora Desert, USA, Apache warriors standing guard
a person who stands guard in order to protect others; a sentry;
a person whose job is to look out for some unforeseen activity;
a sentry (next entry):
a lookout,
an X-man cartoon sentinel
We jokingly call Old Uncle James the lone culture sentinel because goes about the locality asking people not to leave the old traditions and customs and not to fall for the lure of foreign cultures.
In Greek mythology, The Graiae were three sisters who were known to be the sentinel of Gorgons, the three monstrous sisters with snakes as their hair-do who turned men into stones with their intense gaze.
Religious sentinels are those devoted clergy who spend their entire lives in the service of God and the community, expecting little or nothing, often bearing the insults and curses of the young generation.
Note 2: ‘Sentinel’ is also used in computer science terminology.
Note 3: ‘Sentinel’, always with a capital ‘S’, is often found in names of newspapers and TV news channels, and in other businesses that are involved in guarding and protecting. For an article that about some local newspapers with this name, please click here.
