INCARNATION


Meaning of INCARNATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-(ˌ)kär-ˈnā-shən ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a.

(1) : the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form

(2) capitalized : the union of divinity with humanity in Jesus Christ

b. : a concrete or actual form of a quality or concept ; especially : a person showing a trait or typical character to a marked degree

she is the incarnation of goodness

2. : the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate

3. : a particular physical form or state : version

in another incarnation he might be a first vice-president — Walter Teller

TV and movie incarnation s of the story

• in·car·na·tion·al -shə-n ə l, -shnəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.