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- Dictionaryincarnation/ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or quality: "Rama was Vishnu's incarnation on earth" Similar
- 2. (with reference to reincarnation) each of a series of earthly lifetimes: "in my next incarnation, I'd like to be the Minister of Fun" Similar
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INCARNATION definition: 1. a particular life, in religions that believe that we have many lives: 2. a particular physical…. Learn more.
1. : the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate. 2. : a particular physical form or state : version. in another incarnation he might be a first vice-president Walter Teller. TV and movie incarnations of the story. 3. a. : a concrete or actual form of a quality or concept.
The incarnation of Christ (or Incarnation) is the central Christian doctrine that God became flesh, assumed of human nature, and became a man in the form of Jesus, the Son of God and the second person of the Trinity.
Incarnation is the embodiment of a god on earth. Or — when it comes to reincarnation: if you are a garbage collector in this life, you might get to be royalty in your next incarnation.
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. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of incarnation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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, etc. the weasel is the incarnation of ferocity.
n. 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.
The act or process of embodying or manifesting in a physical form, particularly in reference to a deity, spirit, or abstract concept taking on a human or tangible existence. "The birth of Jesus is seen as the incarnation of God in human form." Detailed meaning of incarnation.
Incarnation, central Christian doctrine that God became flesh, that God assumed a human nature and became a man in the form of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the second person of the Trinity. Christ was fully God and fully man, and these two natures are unified and distinct.
