Webster's English Dictionary

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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