incarnationin‧car‧na‧tion /ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən $ -ɑːr-/ noun 
She believes she was an Egyptian queen in a previous incarnation.2[countable] a period of time when someone or something has a particular job, use etc: The building has gone through several incarnations: as a station, a café, and, most recently, a club.3 the/an incarnation of something someone who has a lot of a particular quality, or represents it: She was the incarnation of wisdom.4[singular] the act of God coming to Earth in the human form of Christ, according to the Christian religion
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- In Hindu lore, Rama is an incarnation of the god Vishnu.
- Supporters hope that the party in its new incarnation will be more popular with the voters.
- But this does not alter the fact that there is an issue between Eckhart and Snyder, between incarnation and transcendental release.
- Her first incarnation on EastEnders was too shocking, though.
- I can not remember all the incarnations of this place, but the current one is offering up some terrific food.
- In one later incarnation, she is depicted as severe, with a scalpel and a large pair of pincers.
- On top was a confectionary incarnation of the goddess Liberty.
- Only the flagship 50 configurations use the 7100; the lower end boxes in each class using previous incarnations of the chip.
- We must never separate incarnation and atonement.
WORD SETS
abbess, nounabbey, nounabbot, nounabsolution, nounAdvent, nounalleluia, interjectionaltar boy, nounAnglican, nounAnglo-Catholic, nounapocalyptic, adjectiveapostle, nounapostolic, adjectivearchbishop, nounarchbishopric, nounarchdeacon, nounarchdiocese, nounArk of the Covenant, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAuthorized Version, banns, nounbaptism, nounBaptist, nounbaptize, verbbasilica, nounbeadle, nounbeatify, verbBenedictine, nounbenediction, nounbenefice, nounbiblical, adjectivebiretta, nounbishop, nounbishopric, nounblaspheme, verbblasphemy, nounbrother, nounbull, nounCalvinism, nounCalvinist, adjectivecanon, nouncanonical, adjectivecanonize, verbcanon law, nouncantor, nouncardinal, nouncardinal sin, nouncarol, nouncatechism, nouncathedral, nounCatholic, adjectivechantry, nounchapel, nounchaplain, nounchaplaincy, nounchapter, nounchapterhouse, nouncherub, nounChrist, nounchristen, verbChristendom, nounchristening, nounChristian, nounChristian, adjectivechurch, nounchurchgoer, nounchurchman, nounChurch of England, nounchurchwarden, nounchurchwoman, nounchurchyard, nounclergyman, nounclergywoman, nouncleric, nounclerical, adjectiveclerk, nouncloister, nouncollect, nouncommandment, nouncommunicant, nouncompline, nounconfess, verbconfession, nounconfessional, nounconfessor, nounconfirmation, nouncongregation, nounCongregationalism, nounconsecrate, verbcope, nouncreationist, nouncreche, nouncrib, nouncrosier, nouncrozier, nouncrucifix, nouncrucifixion, nouncrusade, nouncrusade, verbcrypt, nouncuracy, nouncurate, noundeacon, noundeaconess, noundean, noundeanery, noundiocese, noundisciple, noundisestablish, verbdispensation, noundog collar, nounDominican, nounEaster, nounecclesiastic, nounecclesiastical, adjectiveecumenical, adjectiveEden, nounelder, nounencyclical, nounEpiphany, nounepiscopal, adjectiveEpistle, nounevangelical, adjectiveevangelist, nounevangelize, verbevensong, nounexcommunicate, verbexegesis, nounfellowship, nounflagellant, nounflagellate, verbflock, nounfont, nounFr, friar, nounfrock, nounfundamentalist, noungargoyle, noungenuflect, verbgodfather, nounGod-fearing, adjectivegodless, adjectivegodly, adjectivegodmother, noungodparent, noungodson, nounGood Friday, noungrace, noungracious, adjectiveHail Mary, nounharvest festival, nounHigh Church, nounHigh Mass, nounHoly Communion, nounHoly Father, nounHoly Spirit, nounHoly Week, nounHoly Writ, nounhomily, nounhymn book, nounimprimatur, nounincarnation, nouninduct, verbindulgence, nouninquisitor, nouninterdenominational, adjectiveinterdict, nounJehovah, Jesuit, nounJesus, judgment day, nounlay, adjectivelay reader, nounlectern, nounlesson, nounlitany, nounLow Church, nounlychgate, nounMadonna, nounmanna, nounmanse, nounmatins, nounmeeting-house, nounmessianic, adjectiveMethodist, nounminister, nounministerial, adjectiveministry, nounminster, nounmiracle, nounmissal, nounmissionary, nounmitre, nounmoderator, nounMonsignor, nounMorning Prayer, nounmortal sin, nounMother of God, nounMother Superior, nounname day, nounNativity, nounNativity play, nounnave, nounNegro spiritual, nounNoah's ark, nounNonconformist, adjectivenuncio, nounoffertory, nounoratory, nounordination, nounoriginal sin, nounOur Father, nounOur Lady, Our Lord, padre, nounPalm Sunday, nounpapacy, nounpapal, adjectivepapist, nounparable, nounparish, nounparish church, nounparish clerk, nounparishioner, nounparochial, adjectiveparochial school, nounparson, nounparsonage, nounpassion play, nounpastor, nounpatriarch, nounpatron saint, nounpenance, nounpenitent, nounPentecost, nounPentecostal, adjectiveperdition, nounPlymouth Brethren, nounpontiff, nounpontifical, adjectivepontificate, nounPope, nounprayer book, nounpredestination, nounprelate, nounPresbyterian, nounpresbytery, nounpriest, nounPrimate, nounprior, nounprioress, nounpriory, nounPromised Land, the, Protestant, nounpsalm, nounpsalmist, nounpsalter, nounpulpit, nounQuaker, nounRC, rector, nounrectory, nounredeem, verbredemption, nounrequiem, nounRev, Revd, Reverend, nounReverend Mother, nounrevival, nounrevival meeting, nounRoman Catholic, adjectiverood screen, nounrosary, nounsacrament, nounsacristan, nounsacristy, nounsaint, nounsainted, adjectivesainthood, nounsaint's day, nounsalvation, nounsanctuary, nounSatan, nounsave, verbschism, nounscriptural, adjectivesecular, adjectivesee, nounseminary, nounseraph, nounsermon, nounsexton, nounShrove Tuesday, nounsister, nounsisterhood, nounSJ, special licence, nounsteeple, nounstigmata, nounstoup, nounSunday school, nounsurplice, nounsynod, nountabernacle, nountestify, verbtransubstantiation, nounTrappist, noununfrock, verbUnitarian, nounvenial, adjectivevespers, nounvestment, nounvestry, nounvicar, nounvicarage, nounvotive, adjectivevow, nounVulgate, the, nounWhitsun, nounwimple, nounXmas, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She believes she was an Egyptian queen in a previous incarnation.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
She believes she was an Egyptian queen in a previous incarnation.· Workbench first appeared in an earlier incarnation as an application called Intercycle from now defunct company Interport Inc.· He combines a little of Clark Gable with a whisper of Cary Grant's early incarnation as a vaudevillian stage comic.
· In their latest incarnation, these cheerful blooms have lost their association with the peace movement.· One such is the latest incarnation of WordScan from Calera, WordScan Plus 1.1c.· In one later incarnation, she is depicted as severe, with a scalpel and a large pair of pincers.· Call this latest incarnation Reelection Hillary.
· The local press came in curious gaggles, and the students eased shyly into their new incarnations as media darlings.· The measure is not only the first full-scale law passed by the Supreme Soviet in its new incarnation as a professional legislature.
· Only the flagship 50 configurations use the 7100; the lower end boxes in each class using previous incarnations of the chip.· But only because I liked the irony; in his previous incarnation, I could not have imagined him near the water.· He has been a sceptic in all of his previous incarnations.· Little had changed here since its previous incarnation.· Zephandra Butolphi must have been a civil servant in a previous incarnation: no one ever made a decision alone.· Kohl pencil comes in at roughly three times the price it was in its previous incarnation as an eyeliner.· It was too narrow in its previous incarnation.· Those of you with long memories will remember Robert Rankin's previous incarnation with Pan.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[countable, uncountable] the state of living in the form of a particular person or animal. According to some religions, people have several different incarnations.: - De Gaulle was perceived and perceived himself as the incarnation of both revolution and restoration.
- I can not remember all the incarnations of this place, but the current one is offering up some terrific food.
- Once again we are reminded most powerfully of the significance of this Christmas event, the incarnation of the eternal word.
- She was the incarnation of everything that had gone amiss in Sylvie's own life.
- The Lone Ranger, the incarnation of the individual problem solver, is dead.
- Yet the artists engaged in these works were in no mood to present the barbarians as the incarnation of evil forces.
She believes she was an Egyptian queen in a previous incarnation.2[countable] a period of time when someone or something has a particular job, use etc: The building has gone through several incarnations: as a station, a café, and, most recently, a club.3 the/an incarnation of something someone who has a lot of a particular quality, or represents it: She was the incarnation of wisdom.4[singular] the act of God coming to Earth in the human form of Christ, according to the Christian religion