incarnation

[ in-kahr-ney-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪn kɑrˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

an incarnate being or form.

a living being embodying a deity or spirit.

assumption of human form or nature.

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.

a person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like: The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.

the act of incarnating.

state of being incarnated.

Nearby words

incarceration, incardinate, incardination, incarnadine, incarnate, incarnation, incarvillea, incas, incase, incaution, incautious

Origin of incarnation

1250–1300; Middle English incarnacion < Late Latin incarnātiōn- (stem of incarnātiō) equivalent to incarnāt(us) incarnate + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

in·car·na·tion·al, adjectivepost·in·car·na·tion, adjective

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In its first incarnation, Another Country helped launch the careers of a generation of British acting stars.
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Its original distinctiveness is something to proud of, but not its current incarnation.
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Tom Baker, who played the fourth incarnation of the Doctor, said he will appear in the 50th anniversary special.
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She is seen standing alongside the War Doctor and not the Tenth Incarnation.
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Thus, Eccleston is still considered to be the Ninth Doctor since he is the ninth incarnation to take up that name.
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She leaned toward him, and to poor Tom she looked the incarnation of enticing loveliness.
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The former is regarded as an incarnation of the first class, though it is not clear of what deity.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Charles Eliot
Natives may well call the monkey sire Maharaja, for he is the very type and incarnation of savage and sensual despotism.
Beast and Man in India|John Lockwood Kipling
Vaishnav—worshipper of Vishnu, the preserver, one incarnation of whom is Krishna.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja
The prince was the incarnation of French 555 esprit, and of the Parisian-French esprit, which includes all possible qualities.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 70, No. 433, November 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for incarnation (1 of 2)

incarnation

/ (ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən) /

noun

the act of manifesting or state of being manifested in bodily form, esp human form

a bodily form assumed by a god, etc

a person or thing that typifies or represents some quality, idea, etcthe weasel is the incarnation of ferocity

British Dictionary definitions for incarnation (2 of 2)

Incarnation

/ (ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən) /

noun

Christian theol the assuming of a human body by the Son of God

Christianity the presence of God on Earth in the person of Jesus

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Culture definitions for incarnation

Incarnation

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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