Avatar

Input interpretation:
Avatar (English word)

Noun:
Hindu deity | the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form (the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu)
Personification | a new personification of a familiar idea (the very avatar of cunning)

Word origins:
Sanskrit (first recorded use: 1784 (226 years ago)

Synonyms:
Personification | embodiment | incarnation

Narrower terms:
Deification  |  Jagannath  |  Jagannatha  |  Jagganath  |  Juggernaut  |  Kalki  |  Krishna  |  Rama  |  reincarnation

Broader terms:
Hindu deity | personification

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