incarnation

• Substantiv, das die Verkörperung oder Personifizierung einer vertrauten Idee bezeichnet, eine Zeitspanne in einer bestimmten körperlichen Gestalt oder den Akt, abstrakten Ideen menschliche Eigenschaften zuzuschreiben.

A noun referring to a new embodiment or personification of a familiar idea, a period of time spent in a particular bodily form, or the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas.

1. New embodiment of an ideaB2formal

   A new personification or concrete representation of a familiar idea, quality, or concept.

   Verkörperung

   • She is the very incarnation of kindness and patience.
   • The new building is an incarnation of modern architectural principles.
   • He was seen as the living incarnation of the American Dream.

   Synonymeavatarembodimentepitomeexemplificationexpressioninstantiationmanifestationmaterializationpersonificationrepresentation

2. Period in a bodily formB2formal

   A particular period of time spent in a specific physical form or state, often used in a spiritual or reincarnation context.

   Zeit in körperlicher Gestalt

   • In his next incarnation, he hopes to live a simpler life.
   • The monk spoke of his past incarnations with great clarity.
   • Each incarnation of the soul is a chance for growth.

   Synonymeexistencelifelifetime

3. Attributing human traits to abstractionsC1formal

   The act of giving human characteristics or form to abstract ideas, objects, or non-human entities.

   Vermenschlichung

   • The poem uses the incarnation of death as a dark figure.
   • In mythology, the incarnation of wisdom is often a goddess.
   • The artist's work is an incarnation of the concept of freedom.

   Synonymeanthropomorphismembodimentpersonificationprosopopoeia