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incarnation

/ˌɪŋ.kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/noun4 syllables

Incarnation means: a new personification of a familiar idea.

Synonyms for incarnation5

noun, as in a new personification of a familiar idea

embodiment, avatar

noun, as in the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.

personification

also used for incarnation

instantiation, realization

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What does incarnation mean?4

noun

1

a new personification of a familiar idea“the embodiment of hope”

2

the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.

3

(Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ

4

time passed in a particular bodily form“he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with incarnation?60

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Incarnation in a sentence

  • Budai statues depict a fat and happy incarnation of Buddha.rul
  • You're the incarnation of Peter Pan.Nuel

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Forms of incarnation

as a noun

plural
incarnations