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incarnation

[ in-kahr-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an incarnate being or form.
  2. a living being embodying a deity or spirit.
  3. assumption of human form or nature.
  4. the Incarnation, (sometimes lowercase) Theology. the doctrine that the second person of the Trinity assumed human form in the person of Jesus Christ and is completely both God and man.
  5. a person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like:

    The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.

  6. the act of incarnating.
  7. state of being incarnated.


Incarnation

1

/ ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən /

noun

  1. Christian theol the assuming of a human body by the Son of God
  2. Christianity the presence of God on Earth in the person of Jesus


incarnation

2

/ ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of manifesting or state of being manifested in bodily form, esp human form
  2. a bodily form assumed by a god, etc
  3. a person or thing that typifies or represents some quality, idea, etc

    the weasel is the incarnation of ferocity

Incarnation

  1. The Christian belief that the Son, the second person of the Trinity , was incarnated, or made flesh, in the person of Jesus , in order to save the world from original sin (see also original sin ).


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Other Words From

  • incar·nation·al adjective
  • postin·car·nation adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of incarnation1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English incarnacion, from Late Latin incarnātiōn-, stem of incarnātiō; equivalent to incarnate + -ion

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Example Sentences

What the company will look like on the other side of that shift remains to be seen, but out of economic necessity, ViacomCBS in the future will need to look different than its current incarnation.

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The current incarnation of their most well-known appliance is built for durability, style, and simplicity of use, and its large volume makes it a great choice for entertaining.

It goes some way to explaining why Xbox has been very careful in how it promotes its latest incarnation.

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Our shape will no longer lie flat on the table, but mathematicians think of it as still “remembering” the flat geometry from its previous incarnation — so, for instance, paths are considered straight if they were straight in the unglued shape.

What we’re realizing now is that they’re really hidden incarnations of symplectic phenomena.

The Twilight Zone would see another incarnation at the dawn of the 21st century, with Forest Whitaker as host.

These pathetic folks need to accept that “jazz has replaced classical music as the dreaded incarnation of eat-your-broccoli art.”

Although we are only a few episodes into Season 5, we are clearly dealing with a new incarnation of our main character.

This finger-wagging about sexy photos is just the latest incarnation.

The latest incarnation of that church still stands on Khulafa Street in downtown Baghdad.

A coquette is said to be an imperfect incarnation of Cupid, as she keeps her beau, and not her arrows, in a quiver.

The incarnation of a God in human form, the resurrection of a man or a God from the dead, are facts outside human experience.

Without this word of humility and obedience the incarnation of our divine Saviour would not have been accomplished.

It came out of the sacred river; indeed, it might, perhaps, be the incarnation of the god Vishnu himself.

And with him was old Lord Gervase Scoresby, his friend and cousin, the very incarnation of benignity and ruddy health.

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