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Demigod vs Avatar - What's the difference?

demigod | avatar |

As nouns the difference between demigod and avatar

is that demigod is a half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal while avatar is in Hinduism the incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.

demigod

English

Alternative forms

* demi-god

Noun

(en noun)
  • A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
  • A lesser deity.

    • Synonyms

    * (offspring of a deity and a mortal) half-god, hero

    Anagrams

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    avatar

    English

    Alternative forms

    * avatara (rare) * Avator (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In Hinduism the incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
  • The physical embodiment of an idea or concept; a personification.
  • * 1886 , Robert Louis Stevenson, dedicatory letter to Kidnapped [contrasting the historical Alan Breac with his incarnation in the novel].
    • And honest Alan, who was a grim fire-eater in his day, has in this new avatar no more desperate purpose than to steal some young gentleman's attention from his Ovid...
  • (computing, or, gaming) A digital representation or handle of a person or being; often, it can take on any of various forms, as a participant chooses. i.e. 3D, animated, photo, sketch of a person or a person's alter ego, sometimes used in a virtual world or virtual chat room.
  • * 1992 (Neal Stephenson), (Snow Crash)
    • The people are pieces of software called avatars . They are the audiovisual bodies that people use to communicate with each other in the Metaverse.
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