be incarnate
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It is held to be incarnate in each climate, culture and race.
From Time Magazine Archive
The music may be said to be incarnate in the roll of paper which is ready to be passed through the instrument.
From Life and Matter A Criticism of Professor Haeckel's 'Riddle of the Universe' by Lodge, Oliver, Sir
This was the name of a village god, and was supposed to be incarnate in the cockle.
From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by Turner, George
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 Frazer, James George, Sir
The most renowned was the Hapi or Apis bull of Memphis, in whom Ptah was said to be incarnate, and who was Osirified and became the Osir-hapi.
From The Religion of Ancient Egypt by Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir
