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incarnation


incarnation
Pronunciation: ⁄ɪnkɑːˈneɪʃ(ə)n⁄
noun
·              1a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or quality:
Rama was Vishnu’s incarnation on earthBeethoven was an incarnation of artistic genius

·    (the Incarnation) (in Christian theology) the embodiment of God the Son in human flesh as Jesus Christ.
·              2(with reference to reincarnation) each of a series of earthly lifetimes:
in my next incarnation, I’d like to be the Minister of Fun

·    the form taken by a person or thing during an incarnation:
in a previous journalistic incarnation, I worked at Westminsterthe pub has gone through several incarnations



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