momentary god

noun

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

The momentary god appeared before me in a flash of light.

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

Concentrating his attention on the conception of lightning, Usener discovers a transition in the way lightning is conceived: initially experienced as an exclamation in response to a "momentary god"—Zeus originally meant "he who thunders"—[…]

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