Definition of incarnation
1 a (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
