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noun ADJ. major, supreme | lesser, minor one of the minor Greek deities | benevolent | patron a shrine to the patron deity of the city | female, male | heathen, local, pagan, Roman, etc. VERB + DEITY worship a tribe that worshipped two main deities PHRASES the incarnation/manifestation/representation of a deity Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity.
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