Incarnation
11incarnation — incarnational, adj. /in kahr nay sheuhn/, n. 1. an incarnate being or form. 2. a living being embodying a deity or spirit. 3. assumption of human form or nature. 4. the Incarnation, (sometimes l.c.) Theol. the doctrine that the second person of… …
12incarnation — An incarnation is literally a becoming flesh, specifically the Christian doctrine that the second person of the Trinity became a human being (John 1: 14). The central problem of the incarnation is concerned with the fact that God seems to… …
13incarnation — [[t]ɪ̱nkɑː(r)ne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] incarnations 1) N COUNT: N of n If you say that someone is the incarnation of a particular quality, you mean that they represent that quality or are typical of it in an extreme form. The regime was the very incarnation …
14incarnation — UK [ˌɪnkɑː(r)ˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɪnkɑrˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms incarnation : singular incarnation plural incarnations 1) [singular] a person or thing that is an extremely strong example of a particular quality incarnation of: The Greeks saw these …
15INCARNATION — s. f. Action de la Divinité qui s incarne, ou Le résultat de cette action. L incarnation de JÉSUS CHRIST. L incarnation du Fils de Dieu. La mythologie indienne raconte les prétendues incarnations de Vichnou. Il se dit absolument de L… …
16incarnation — in|car|na|tion [ ,ınkar neıʃn ] noun 1. ) count the form or character that a person or thing takes at a particular time: In its previous incarnation as a sushi bar, the restaurant wasn t particularly popular. a ) in some religions, one in a… …
17incarnation — noun 1 (C) the period of time, according to some religions, during which someone is alive in the form of a particular person or animal: She believed that in a previous incarnation she had been an Egyptian queen. 2 be the incarnation of… …
18INCARNATION — n. f. T. de Théologie Action de s’incarner. L’incarnation de JÉSUS CHRIST ou, absolument, Le mystère de l’Incarnation. L’incarnation du Fils de Dieu. Par analogie, Les prétendues incarnations de Vichnou …
19incarnation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, latest, modern, new, present, recent (figurative) ▪ In its new incarnation, the car has a more rounded body shape. ▪ …
20incarnation — in|car|na|tion [ˌınka:ˈneıʃən US a:r ] n 1.) [U and C] the state of living in the form of a particular person or animal. According to some religions, people have several different incarnations →↑reincarnation ▪ She believes she was an Egyptian… …
