INCARNATION


Meaning of INCARNATION in English

ˌinˌkärˈnāshən, -kȧˈn- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English incarnacioun, from Old French incarnation, from Late Latin incarnation-, incarnatio, from incarnatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

1. : a clothing or state of being clothed with flesh : a taking on of or being manifested in a fleshly body

2. : an incarnated being or idea: as

a.

(1) : the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some form of earthly existence (as a person, an animal, or a plant)

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

b. : a concrete or actual form incorporating or exemplifying a principle, ideal, or other quality or concept : embodiment

this busy grimy port, the very incarnation of commerce and industry

especially : a person showing a trait or typical character to a marked degree

the very incarnation of deceit

3. archaic : a rosy or red color : flesh 6, carnation

4. archaic : a process or product of healing

5. : a period of incarnation : time passed in a particular bodily form or state

each incarnation leading to a higher

the old building had passed through several incarnations as church, workshop, stable, and finally tearoom

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