incarnation

[ in-kahr-ney-shuhn ]

noun

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 lowercase) Theology. the doctrine that the second person of the Trinity assumed human form in the person of Jesus Christ and is completely both God and man.
5. a person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like:

   The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.

6. the act of incarnating.
7. state of being incarnated.

incarnation

¹

/ ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of manifesting or state of being manifested in bodily form, esp human form
2. a bodily form assumed by a god, etc
3. a person or thing that typifies or represents some quality, idea, etc

   the weasel is the incarnation of ferocity

Incarnation

²

/ ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. Christian theol the assuming of a human body by the Son of God
2. Christianity the presence of God on Earth in the person of Jesus

Incarnation

1. The Christian belief that the Son, the second person of the Trinity , was incarnated, or made flesh, in the person of Jesus , in order to save the world from original sin (see also original sin ).

Other Words From

• incar·nation·al adjective
• postin·car·nation adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of incarnation¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English incarnacion, from Late Latin incarnātiōn-, stem of incarnātiō; equivalent to incarnate + -ion

Example Sentences

At the Incarnation Catholic Church in Centerville, pro-choice vandals spray-painted the front window to cover the “No on Issue 1” sign posted in the church’s interior on Oct.

From Washington Times

Teens and younger children, some lugging their homework, gathered Wednesday in Incarnation’s basement, where the tropical perfume of fresh palms contrasted with the below-freezing evening outside.

From Seattle Times

Balagtas is the priest liaison for the Filipino Ministry of the Archdiocese and pastor of Incarnation Church in Glendale, which holds five Masses on Sundays.

From Los Angeles Times

For many years, he was also a volunteer driver for social-service organizations including Shepherd’s Table and Meals on Wheels, as well as St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church in Washington.

From Washington Post

At her 1979 funeral, I joined a crowd walking around St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, singing “When the Saints Go Marching In.”

From Washington Post