be incarnate
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It is held to be incarnate in each climate, culture and race.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gods are held to be incarnate in animals and trees, but there are also great gods divorced to some extent from phenomena.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
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
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 Turner, George
Whatever was most brilliant in the spirit of the Italian Benaissance seemed to be incarnate in Lorenzo.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes
