incarnation

Definitions of incarnation
  1. noun
    giving concrete form to an abstract concept
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    personnification
    the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
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    représentation objet
    the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
  2. noun
    a new personification of a familiar idea
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    personnification
    a person who represents an abstract quality
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