incarnation
n.
manifestation of a deity or spirit in an earthly form; body or form into which a soul is placed; being made incarnate; person or thing manifesting a certain quality or idea; certain form or state
Incarnation
Incarnation
Noun
1. (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
(hypernym) religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed
(classification) Christianity, Christian religion
incarnation
Noun
1. a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
(synonym) embodiment, avatar
(hypernym) personification
(hyponym) deification
(derivation) incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
2. time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"
(hypernym) time
3. the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
(synonym) personification
(hypernym) embodiment
incarnation (f)
n.
embodiment, incarnation, incorporation
Incarnation
(n.)
The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ.
(n.)
The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.
(n.)
The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature.
(n.)
An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act.
(n.)
A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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