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momentary god

noun

Etymology

Calque of German Augenblicksgott, coined by Hermann Usener in his Götternamen in 1896.

  1. derived from Augenblicksgott

Definitions

  1. A specific phenomenon, such as a lightning bolt, interpreted and experienced as a deity.

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