incarnation
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Britannica Dictionary definition of INCARNATION
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one of a series of lives that a person is believed to have had in the past in some religions
— often used figuratively
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compare reincarnation
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He claims that he was a Greek soldier in a previous incarnation. [=in a previous life; when he lived in the past as a different person]
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In an earlier incarnation [=an earlier phase of her life] she was a rock musician.
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The TV and movie incarnations [=versions] of the story differ significantly.
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The software's latest incarnation [=version] includes many new features.
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a person who represents a quality or idea
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She is the incarnation [=embodiment] of goodness. [=she is a very good person]
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the Incarnation
in the Christian religion
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the belief in Jesus Christ as both God and a human being
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the doctrine of the Incarnation
