Definitions
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- noun an epithet for Jupiter
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Examples
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He was commissioned (Koran, chaps. vii.) to preach Al – Islam to his tribe the Adites who worshipped four goddesses, Sákiyah (the rain-giver), Rázikah (food-giver), Háfizah (the saviouress) and
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Yet Indra also became a universal god, the controller of all things, and it was perhaps due to his multiform human character as warrior and rain-giver [1268] (in his victorious conflict with the cloud-dragon), and as representative of bodily enjoyment, that he became the favorite god of the people.
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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He was commissioned (Koran, chaps. vii.) to preach Al-Islam to his tribe the Adites who worshipped four goddesses, Sákiyah (the rain-giver), Rázikah (food-giver), Háfizah (the saviouress) and
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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They gave thanks for the rain and the victory to the one omnipotent God who had heard their prayers, whilst the pagans rendered like honor to Jupiter, the rain-giver and the thunderer.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 1830
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In the lowest systems the rain-giver may be a sacred stone, dipped in a stream, [582] or a royal or priestly magician who is held responsible and is punished if the expected result is not attained. [
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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