incarnation
in.car.na.tion \.in-.ka:r-'na--sh*n\ n 1: the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate 2a1: the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form cap 2a2: the union of divinity with humanity in Jesus Christ 2b: a concrete or actual form of a quality or concept; esp : a pers on showing a trait or typical character to a marked degree