river god
/ˈɹɪvə ˌɡɒd/US/ˈɹɪvɚ ˌɡɑd/
river god noun: the tutelary deity of a river.
Noun
river god (plural river gods)
- The tutelary deity of a river.
- It was as if she had been wooed by a river-god, who might any time take her to his wondrous halls below a watery heaven.1859, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], Adam Bede […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC
- Although human sacrifice was discontinued in ancient times, the idea continues that the river god claims as his own any man who falls into the stream.1969, C. P. Fitzgerald, “The Three Ways”, in The Horizon History of China, New York: American Heritage Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 113, column 2
- Synonyms:
- naiad
river god meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Thai and Vietnamese
river god in Tamil
- river-being
- நதி கடவுள் nati kaṭavuḷ
river god in Telugu
- river-being
- నది దేవుడు nadi dēvuḍu
river god in Thai
- river-being
- พระเจ้าแม่น้ำ prá jâo mâe náam
river god in Vietnamese
- river-being
- thần sông
Examples of river god in a sentence
- From then on the people of Ye never again dared speak of the River God taking a wife.1995, Jeannete Faurot, Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends, Touchstone, published 1995, page 219:
- Some weeks, alas, we return to camp with six dead minnows and a dripping hemp bag full of dodgy clams, but this week, praise be, the river god has smiled on us [...].2011 October 13, Tom Meltzer, The Guardian:
Synonyms of river god
Forms of river god
| plural | river gods |
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Origin of river god
From river + god.
Questions about river god
- What does river god mean?
- River god means the tutelary deity of a river.
- What is river god in Tamil?
- River god in Tamil is நதி கடவுள் (nati kaṭavuḷ). See River god meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use river god in a sentence?
- From then on the people of Ye never again dared speak of the River God taking a wife.
- What part of speech is river god?
- River god is a noun.
- How do you pronounce river god?
- River god is pronounced /ˈɹɪvə ˌɡɒd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of river god?
- The plural of river god is river gods.
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