incarnation

noun

/ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃn/

/ˌɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃn/

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[countable] a period of life in a particular form
- one of the incarnations of Vishnu
- He believed he had been a prince in a previous incarnation.
- (figurative) I worked for her in her earlier incarnation (= her previous job) as a lawyer.
- her previous incarnation as a Norse explorer
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- current
- latest
- modern
- …
preposition
- incarnation as
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[countable] a person who represents a particular quality, for example, in human form synonym embodiment
- the incarnation of evil
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- current
- latest
- modern
- …
preposition
- incarnation as
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[singular, uncountable]
(also the Incarnation)
(in Christianity) the act of God coming to earth in human form as Jesus

Word OriginMiddle English (as a term in Christian theology): via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio(n-), from the verb incarnare, from in- ‘into’ + caro, carn- ‘flesh’.

单词	incarnation
释义	incarnation noun /ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃn/ /ˌɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃn/ jump to other results [countable] a period of life in a particular form one of the incarnations of Vishnu He believed he had been a prince in a previous incarnation. (figurative) I worked for her in her earlier incarnation (= her previous job) as a lawyer. her previous incarnation as a Norse explorer Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective current latest modern … preposition incarnation as See full entry [countable] a person who represents a particular quality, for example, in human form synonym embodiment the incarnation of evil Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective current latest modern … preposition incarnation as See full entry [singular, uncountable] (also the Incarnation) (in Christianity) the act of God coming to earth in human form as Jesus Word OriginMiddle English (as a term in Christian theology): via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio(n-), from the verb incarnare, from in- ‘into’ + caro, carn- ‘flesh’.
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