in ‧ car ‧ na ‧ tion /ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃ ə n $ -ɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable and countable] the state of living in the form of a particular person or animal. According to some religions, people have several different incarnations. ⇨ reincarnation :
She believes she was an Egyptian queen in a previous incarnation.
2 . [countable] a period of time when someone or something has a particular job, use etc:
The building has gone through several incarnations: as a station, a cafe, and, most recently, a club.
3 . the/an incarnation of something someone who has a lot of a particular quality, or represents it:
She was the incarnation of wisdom.
4 . [singular] the act of God coming to Earth in the human form of Christ, according to the Christian religion