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
