embodiment

[em-bod-ee-muhnt]

noun

1. the act of embodying.

2. the state or fact of being embodied.

3. a person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, abstraction, etc; incarnation.

4. something embodied.

Other Word Forms

• preembodiment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of embodiment¹

First recorded in 1820–30; embody + -ment

Related Words

• apotheosis 
• archetype 
• avatar 
• epitome 
• exemplar 
• expression 
• personification 
• realization 
• symbol