[in.car.na.tion] n (14c) 1 a (1): the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form (2) cap: the union of divinity with humanity in Jesus Christ b: a concrete or actual form of a quality or concept; esp: a person showing a trait or typical character to a marked degree "she is the ~ of goodness"
2: the act of incarnating: the state of being incarnate
3: a particular physical form or state: version "in another ~ he might be a first vice-president --Walter Teller" "TV and movie ~s of the story"