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the roman gods' org chart, subdividing every human act into its own tiny deity.

means a category of arcane roman priestly lists that broke down life into narrow tasks, each assigned its own minor god to invoke by name.

from from latin indigitare, to invoke by name, itself from indiges, a native or indigenous god; the pontiffs kept these lists to know exactly which deity to summon for exactly which sliver of daily life.

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