Definitions for: Incarnation


[n] the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
[n] the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
[n] a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
[n] time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"



Webster (1913) Definition: In`car*na"tion, n. [F. incarnation, LL.
incarnatio.]
1. The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so
clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a
human body and nature.

2. (Theol.) The union of the second person of the Godhead
with manhood in Christ.

3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a
reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in
person or act.

She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious
dead. --Jeffrey.

The very incarnation of selfishness. --F. W.
Robertson.

4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.]

5. (Med.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part
with new flesh; granulation.

Synonyms: avatar, embodiment, personification

See Also: church doctrine, creed, deification, embodiment, gospel, personification, reincarnation, religious doctrine, time

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