deity
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Somewhere around Temple 31, Chikurin-ji, where pilgrims pray to a deity of mental clarity, it became clear: We should rewrite our whole map to add more of the Henro into our 1,250-mile trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Elephants are protected by law, are named as India's "national heritage animal", and many followers of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh see the animals as sacred.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was designed in the shape of Quetzalcoatl, or the “Feathered Serpent,” an Aztec deity and symbol of rebirth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Kim Il Sung, who founded and led North Korea for more than 45 years, is effectively seen as a deity in the country, according to experts.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
The old man watched him with victorious merriment, sitting in his musty blue armchair like some satanic and hedonistic deity on a throne, a stolen U.S.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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But in the 1960s, she fused her mandala-faces and landscapes into dense, mysterious worlds—relief-like frontal fields in which deities, animals and foliage, woven together, blossom and interchange between figure and ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
KHARTOUM, Sudan — The ancient statues of the deities Heket and Beset, too heavy to move, were used for target practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hindus regard Kailash as the abode of deities Shiva and Parvati, while Tibetan Buddhists associate it with Mount Meru, which they say is the centre of the universe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
When Hollywood deities Grace Kelly and Cary Grant were shown cruising along the French Riviera in a beautiful, sleek Sunbeam Alpine in To Catch a Thief, for example, they epitomised silver-screen elegance and savoir-faire.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Four or five paragraphs were devoted to detailing the theater design—Oriental deities, minarets, hanging rugs, burning incense.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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