be incarnate
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It is held to be incarnate in each climate, culture and race.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 Frazer, James George, Sir
He will be the principle which transforms and regenerates them, but there is no need for him to be incarnate.
From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene
Other spirits, called ataro, might be incarnate in almost any animal.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
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
