01 n. 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.
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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.
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The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ.(Theol.)
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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.
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A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation.[Obs.]
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The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.(Med.)