incarnation
Idea made flesh
Incarnation is the embodiment of something in physical form.
In Christian theology, the Incarnation refers specifically to God becoming human in Jesus Christ.
More broadly, an incarnation is any concrete manifestation of an abstract quality: She was the incarnation of grace.
The word also describes successive forms or versions: The latest incarnation of the software, In a previous incarnation, he was a jazz musician.
Hindu belief holds that deities take multiple incarnations on earth.
Soft body matter
- embodiedGiven corporeal expression
- corporealHaving physical existence
- bodilyOf the physical form
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
tangible · human form · mortal · earthly · temporal · finite · ensouled · living
Cycle of rebirth
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- past lifeEarlier embodied existence
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
cycle · return · atman · ancestral spirit · dharma · moksha · nirvana · liberation
Digital user representation
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
archetype · paragon · apotheosis · manifestation · representation · expression · symbol · figure
Outward visible form
- emergenceComing into existence
- materializationComing into tangible existence
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
display · presentation · form · phase · version · iteration · instance · occurrence
"God is with us"
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
- EpiphanyChristian feast, January sixth
- AnnunciationGabriel's announcement to Mary
Christ · theophany · God-man · virgin birth · savior · messiah · redemption · angels
flesh
Soft body matter
material · tangible · human form · mortal · earthly · temporal · finite · ensouled · living · manifest
samsara
Cycle of rebirth
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- past lifeEarlier embodied existence
karma · cycle · return · atman · ancestral spirit · dharma · moksha · nirvana · liberation · wheel of life
avatar
Digital user representation
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
exemplar · archetype · paragon · apotheosis · manifestation · representation · expression · symbol · figure · ideal
appearance
Outward visible form
- emergenceComing into existence
- materializationComing into tangible existence
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
revelation · display · presentation · form · phase · version · iteration · instance · occurrence · episode
Emmanuel
"God is with us"
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
- EpiphanyChristian feast, January sixth
Annunciation · Christ · theophany · God-man · virgin birth · savior · messiah · redemption · angels · shepherds
- ChristianityJesus, Bible, Christ, God, Jesus Christ
- deitiesZeus, Odin, Thor, goddess, Ra
- Jesus ChristChristology, crucifixion, nativity, resurrection, ascension
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- afterlifeheaven, hell, paradise, purgatory, limbo
- formshape, structure, format, configuration, pattern
incarnationdisembodiment
Separation from physical form
spirit · incorporeality · immateriality · abstraction · formlessness
incarnationoriginal
First or inventive
source · archetype · prototype · godhead · unmanifest
incarnationdeath
Cessation of life
disincarnation · moksha · nirvana · ascension · dematerialization
- divine incarnationDeity taking physical form