the incarnation

  • 51be the incarnation of — be the embodiment of …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 52incarnation — incarnational, adj. /in kahr nay sheuhn/, n. 1. an incarnate being or form. 2. a living being embodying a deity or spirit. 3. assumption of human form or nature. 4. the Incarnation, (sometimes l.c.) Theol. the doctrine that the second person of… …

    Universalium

  • 53incarnation —    An incarnation is literally a becoming flesh, specifically the Christian doctrine that the second person of the Trinity became a human being (John 1: 14). The central problem of the incarnation is concerned with the fact that God seems to… …

    Christian Philosophy

  • 54incarnation — noun 1 (C) the period of time, according to some religions, during which someone is alive in the form of a particular person or animal: She believed that in a previous incarnation she had been an Egyptian queen. 2 be the incarnation of… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 55incarnation — UK [ˌɪnkɑː(r)ˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɪnkɑrˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms incarnation : singular incarnation plural incarnations 1) [singular] a person or thing that is an extremely strong example of a particular quality incarnation of: The Greeks saw these …

    English dictionary

  • 56incarnation — in|car|na|tion [ ,ınkar neıʃn ] noun 1. ) count the form or character that a person or thing takes at a particular time: In its previous incarnation as a sushi bar, the restaurant wasn t particularly popular. a ) in some religions, one in a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 57incarnation — [[t]ɪ̱nkɑː(r)ne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] incarnations 1) N COUNT: N of n If you say that someone is the incarnation of a particular quality, you mean that they represent that quality or are typical of it in an extreme form. The regime was the very incarnation …

    English dictionary

  • 58incarnation — in|car|na|tion [ˌınka:ˈneıʃən US a:r ] n 1.) [U and C] the state of living in the form of a particular person or animal. According to some religions, people have several different incarnations →↑reincarnation ▪ She believes she was an Egyptian… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 59The Big Bad Wolf in popular culture — In the 20th and 21st centuries, many works of fiction have been created including the Big Bad Wolf as a character, differing slightly from his incarnation in the folk tales.Disney s Big Bad Wolf (Zeke Wolf)Walt Disney s version of the Bad Wolf… …

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  • 60Incarnation, The —    A Latinized name for the act by which the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, God s Only Son, the Eternal Word was made Flesh, i.e., took our nature upon Him; and also for the Doctrine that the Godhead and Manhood were joined together in one …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia