incarnation

n. [ F. incarnation, LL. incarnatio. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act. [ 1913 Webster ]

She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

The very incarnation of selfishness. F. W. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Med.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation. [ 1913 Webster ]