incarnation meaning and definition

INCARNATION noun

Definition of incarnation (noun)

1. a new personification of a familiar idea
   • "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
   • synonyms: avatar, embodiment
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
   • "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"
4. the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
   • synonyms: personification