avatar
Noun
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is a type of: personification - a person who represents an abstract qualitysubtypes:
- deification - an embodiment of the qualities of a god
- reincarnation - embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
same as: embodiment, incarnation -
is a type of: hindu deity - a deity worshipped by the Hindusspecific instances:
- jagannath, jagannatha, jagganath, juggernaut - an avatar of Vishnu
- kalki - the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu
- krishna - 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute
- rama - avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama
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