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Definition of Incarnations
1. incarnation [n] - See also: incarnation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incarnations
Literary usage of Incarnations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste by Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya (1896)
"I.—THE TEN incarnations OF VISHNU. IT has been already stated that the Vaishnava
sects are all of more recent date than the ..."
2. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1843)
"The Asiatics can only by faith believe the journey of s Mahomet to the seven
planets, and the incarnations of the god Fo, ..."
3. Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy by Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (1891)
"Tree-Worship: Spirits embodied in or inhabiting Trees; Spirits of Groves and
Forests—Animal-Worship: Animals worshipped, directly, or as incarnations or ..."
4. Christ, and Other Masters: An Historical Inquiry Into Some of the Chief by Charles Hardwick (1874)
"Hindu avataras, or incarnations, especially' thai of Krish'fia. A remark which
I have made already in allusion to the Hindu triads may as safely be extended ..."
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