incarnation
noun
[ ɪnkɑːˈneɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or quality.
• "Rama was Vishnu's incarnation on earth"
• (with reference to reincarnation) each of a series of earthly lifetimes.
• "in my next incarnation, I'd like to be the Minister of Fun"
Origin:
Middle English (as a term in Christian theology): via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio(n- ), from the verb incarnare (see incarnate).
