be incarnate
Example Sentences
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It is held to be incarnate in each climate, culture and race.
From Time Magazine Archive
Aitu langi was the name of a village god in another place, and supposed to be incarnate in the owl.
From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by George Turner
And as the love consumed and soon would be incarnate he closed his eyes.
From Oberheim (Voices) by Christopher Leadem
When a god was believed to be incarnate in a species of birds or animals or fish, omens were naturally drawn from the appearance and behaviour of the creatures.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Sir James George Frazer
With these explanations and cautions I will now adduce some examples of gods who have been believed by their worshippers to be incarnate in living human beings, whether men or women.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
