Meaning of incarnation in English

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Noun
incarnation
Etymology
Middle English (as a term in Christian theology): via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio(n-), from the verb incarnare (see incarnate)
Definitions
1. a new personification of a familiar idea
Examples
- « the embodiment of hope »
- « the incarnation of evil »
- « the very avatar of cunning »
Derived terms
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
Examples
- « he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation »
4. the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
Derived terms
- personate
- personify

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