INCARNATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does Incarnation mean?
• INCARNATION (noun)
The noun INCARNATION has 4 senses:
1. a new personification of a familiar idea
2. (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
3. time passed in a particular bodily form
4. the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
Familiarity information: INCARNATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INCARNATION (noun)
Meaning:
A new personification of a familiar idea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
avatar; embodiment; incarnation
Context examples:
the embodiment of hope / the incarnation of evil / the very avatar of cunning
Hypernyms ("incarnation" is a kind of...):
personification (a person who represents an abstract quality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incarnation"):
deification (an embodiment of the qualities of a god)
reincarnation (embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form))
Meaning:
(Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Incarnation" is a kind of...):
church doctrine; creed; gospel; religious doctrine (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)
Domain category:
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
Meaning:
Time passed in a particular bodily form
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context example:
he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation
Hypernyms ("incarnation" is a kind of...):
time (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities))
Meaning:
The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
personification; incarnation
Hypernyms ("incarnation" is a kind of...):
embodiment (giving concrete form to an abstract concept)
