be incarnate
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It is held to be incarnate in each climate, culture and race.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jiji was supposed to be incarnate in the dark-coloured heron, and Fainga'a in the light-coloured heron.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir
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 in Savaii supposed to be incarnate in a man who walked about but was never visible to the people of the place.
From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by Turner, George
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
