incarnation

[US]/ɪnkɑː'neɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ˌɪnkɑr'neʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.embodiment
epitome
the embodiment of God in human form

Phrases & Collocations

reincarnation

divine incarnation

human incarnation

physical incarnation

spiritual incarnation

Example Sentences

an incarnation of the god Vishnu.

Rama was Vishnu's incarnation on earth.

The miser was an incarnation of greed.

The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.

in my next incarnation, I'd like to be the Minister Of Fun.

her previous incarnation as a Norse explorer

The king is also an incarnation of this god, hence the two birds wear the double crown and are flanked by the sun disk with a uraeus holding an "ankh" (life sign).

Real-world Examples

We were immortal beings with emotional baggage from our past incarnations.

Source: People Magazine

He would have a later incarnation in World War II.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

That was way before the Candy Cupid's incarnations of Valentine's Day.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

We combined multiple incarnations of oil to create an all-permeating substance, we like to call Smart Grease.

Source: Learn English through advertisements.

And he talked of xenomelia as incarnation without animation.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

So this neuropsychologist talked of phantom limb syndrome as animation without incarnation.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Yet that is a surprisingly modern incarnation: only a century ago, private currencies competed with government-issued banknotes.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" But all the people on earth… All you. Different incarnations of you."

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

That's long enough.Entity is split during incarnations.Between lives whole self.

Source: The Early Sessions

At his lips' touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

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