incarnation
noun
in·car·na·tion ˌin-(ˌ)kär-ˈnā-shən 
1
: the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
2
: a particular physical form or state : version
in another incarnation he might be a first vice-president
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3
a
: a concrete or actual form of a quality or concept
especially : a person showing a trait or typical character to a marked degree
she is the incarnation of goodness
b(1)
capitalized : the union of divinity with humanity in Jesus Christ
(2)
: the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form
incarnational
ˌin-(ˌ)kär-ˈnā-sh(ə-)nəl
adjective 
Synonyms
- abstract
- avatar
- embodier
- embodiment
- epitome
- externalization
- genius
- icon
- ikon
- image
- incorporation
- instantiation
- manifestation
- objectification
- personification
- personifier
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Example Sentences
the doctrine of the Incarnation she is the very incarnation of grace and tactfulness
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2022 This latest incarnation returns after a 12-year time-out. Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 July 2022 Unlike the ten-minute freewheeling Montreal version, Buck and the performers agreed this incarnation needed to be short. John Roy, Vulture, 29 June 2021 This incarnation feels a bit more grand, which makes sense. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2021 Under Champollion, the Louvre took a step toward its modern incarnation. Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Love Street Vintage is my fourth or fifth incarnation. Tess Garcia, refinery29.com, 23 June 2022 The New York art world of 1960, even in its most radical downtown incarnation, was male-dominated. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Her incarnation of The Doctor, a shape-shifting, time-traveling alien, appeared in a January episode of the show but wasn't meant to replace Whittaker's. Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b(2)
incarnation
noun
as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) she is the very incarnation of grace and tactfulness Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- manifestation
- avatar
- image
- essence
- icon
- personification
- abstract
- embodiment
- model
- incorporation
- reincarnation
- instantiation
- externalization
- realization
- objectification
- genius
- epitome
- personifier
- actualization
- soul
- ikon
- embodier
- concretization
- personalization
- exemplification
- archetype
- paradigm
- quintessence
- substantiation
- exemplar
- pattern