English noun: incarnation | |||
1. | incarnation (person) a new personification of a familiar idea | ||
Samples | The embodiment of hope. The incarnation of evil. The very avatar of cunning. | ||
Synonyms | avatar, 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 category | Christian religion, Christianity | ||
3. | incarnation (time) time passed in a particular bodily form | ||
Samples | He 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. | ||
Synonyms | personification | ||
Broader (hypernym) | embodiment | ||