incarnation

noun

in·car·na·tion | \ ˌin-(ˌ)kär-ˈnā-shən

Definition of incarnation

1a(1) : the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form

(2) capitalized : the union of divinity with humanity in Jesus Christ

b : 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

2 : the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate

3 : a particular physical form or state : version in another incarnation he might be a first vice-president— Walter Teller TV and movie incarnations of the story

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the doctrine of the Incarnation she is the very incarnation of grace and tactfulness

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The business, which went bankrupt in previous incarnations in 2005 and 2009, may still find a way to restructure its debt out of court. — Lauren Coleman-lochner, Bloomberg.com, "Winn-Dixie and Tops Owners Are Said to Prepare for Bankruptcy," 17 Feb. 2018 The history page on The Taverne of Richfield's website says Serena Raybould bought the restaurant Oct. 13, 2010, though the restaurant has had previous incarnations. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "The Taverne Of Richfield restaurant closes," 7 Feb. 2018 The modern incarnations of the series have stuttered a bit in their character construction, though. — Daniel Starkey, Ars Technica, "Shadow of the Tomb Raider review: Fighting for my life and loving it," 10 Sep. 2018 Touring bassist Jack Bates joined the Pumpkins for their Tonight Show performance, though classic lineup bassist D’arcy Wretzky isn’t part of the current incarnation. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, "Smashing Pumpkins Performed 'Zero' and 'Solara' on 'Tonight Show': Watch," 12 June 2018 The Real Deal: All kinds of new details have started to appear about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the theme park incarnation of the franchise, set to open next year at Disney’s California and Florida resorts. — Graeme Mcmillan, WIRED, "Cantina Talk: That Big Solo Cameo Was a Last-Minute Decision," 4 June 2018 What about Holocaust denial or whatever modern incarnation of phrenology posits that black people lack sufficient intellect to vote? — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, "Why let the Klan march at a private historically black college? ‘This is not a First Amendment thing, man.’," 31 May 2018 The current incarnation of the Miyumi Project, which Aoki will be fronting for this performance, features reedist Mwata Bowden, vocalist-percussionist Coco Elysses, drummer Avreeayl Ra, saxophonist Edward Wilkerson Jr. and cellist Jamie Kempkers. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "From Goines to Freeman, a jazzy holiday weekend," 21 May 2018 The most recent incarnation of the concept came in 2011, when Blackhawks launched as part of DC’s line-wide reboot, The New 52. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Blackhawk': Who Is Steven Spielberg's DC Comics Team?," 17 Apr. 2018

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