What does "incarnation" mean?
Incarnation: (Theol.) The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.]
- 4.(Med.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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