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Webster 1913 Edition
Incarnation
Inˊcar-na′tion
,Noun.
[F.
incarnation
, LL. incarnatio
.] 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.
(Theol.)
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.
She is a new
incarnation
of some of the illustrious dead. Jeffrey.
The very
incarnation
of selfishness. F. W. Robertson.
4.
A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation.
[Obs.]
5.
(Med.)
The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.
Webster 1828 Edition
Incarnation
INCARNA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of assuming flesh, or of taking a human body and the nature of man; as the incarnation of the Son of God.2.
In surgery, the process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh.