INCARNATIONS

Noun

incarnations

plural of incarnation

Source: Wiktionary


INCARNATION

In`car*na"tion, n. Etym: [F. incarnation, LL. incarnatio.]

1. The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature.

2. (Theol.)

Definition: The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ.

3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act. She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead. Jeffrey. The very incarnation of selfishness. F. W. Robertson.

4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.]

5. (Med.)

Definition: The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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