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incarnation

[ in-kahr-ney-shuh n ]
/ ˌɪn kɑrˈneɪ ʃən /
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RELATED WORDS

incorporation, epitome, embodiment, manifestation, body, substance

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 formsin·car·na·tion·al, adjectivepost·in·car·na·tion, adjective
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for incarnation

incarnation

n.

c.1300, "embodiment of God in the person of Christ," from Old French incarnacion (12c.), from Late Latin incarnationem (nominative incarnatio), "act of being made flesh" (used by Church writers especially of God in Christ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin incarnare "to make flesh," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + caro (genitive carnis) "flesh" (see carnage).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

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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