Found 2 items, similar to Incarnation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: incarnation incarnation n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; “the embodiment of hope”; “the incarnation of evil”; “the very avatar of cunning” [syn: embodiment, avatar] 2: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ 3: time passed in a particular bodily form; “he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation” 4: the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. [syn: personification]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Incarnation Incarnation \In`car*na"tion\, n. [F. incarnation, LL. incarnatio.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ. [1913 Webster] 3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act. [1913 Webster] She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead. --Jeffrey. [1913 Webster] The very incarnation of selfishness. --F. W. Robertson. [1913 Webster] 4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 5. (Med.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation. [1913 Webster]