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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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of incarnation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
a particular form of something or someone that is changing or developing: In their new incarnation, the band have acquired a female singer. the incarnation of sth. the physical form of a god or quality: the incarnation of evil / freedom.
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.
a living being embodying a deity or spirit. assumption of human form or nature. Religion the Incarnation, (sometimes l.c.)[ Theol.]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.
