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Definition of Incarnation

Incarnation

  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.
  2. The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ.
  3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act.
  4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation.
  5. The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.

Incarnation Quotations

Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love.
Lucinda Franks

A text of Tibetan Buddhism describes the time of death as a unique opportunity for spiritual liberation from the cycles of death and rebirth and a period that determines our next incarnation.
Stanislav Grof

The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life, His crucifixion, and His resurrection.
Kenneth Scott Latourette

Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied later Christians. He went around doing good and being compassionate.
Karen Armstrong

We didn't care if we were well-liked as long as the movies were good. We served the movie - that was our master at Miramax. In our second incarnation, the movie is still the master but we're getting the same results in more subtle ways.
Harvey Weinstein
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Incarnation Translations

incarnation in Dutch is incarnatie, vleeswording
incarnation in German is Inkarnation
incarnation in Swedish is inkarnation

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