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English noun: incarnation

1. incarnation (person) a new personification of a familiar idea


SamplesThe embodiment of hope.
The incarnation of evil.
The very avatar of cunning.


Synonymsavatar, embodiment


Broader (hypernym)personification


Narrower (hyponym)deification, reincarnation

2. Incarnation (communication) (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ


Broader (hypernym)church doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine


Domain categoryChristian religion, Christianity

3. incarnation (time) time passed in a particular bodily form


SamplesHe believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation.


Broader (hypernym)time

4. incarnation (act) the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.


Synonymspersonification


Broader (hypernym)embodiment









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