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Meaning of 'incarnation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incarnation [ 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.
- The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ.
- An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act.
- A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation.
- The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.

Meaning of 'incarnation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incarnation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- time passed in a particular bodily form
Example in sentence:
  • he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation
Meaning (2):
- a new personification of a familiar idea
Example in sentence:
  • the embodiment of hope;
  • the incarnation of evil;
  • the very avatar of cunning

Nearby Words:

inc inca incage incaged incagement incaging incalculability incalculable incalescence incalescency

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