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incarnation

NounSuru Verbの-Adjective

Definitions

1. incarnation
2. impersonation

This noun refers to an incarnation or embodiment of a deity, spirit, or abstract concept taking physical form. It is used in both religious contexts and everyday language to describe a person or thing that perfectly represents a particular quality or ideal.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Even so, he encourages everyone as a living embodiment of hope.

Sentence 2

The protagonist of that novel is portrayed as the incarnation of solitude.

Sentence 3

In that moment, I became the embodiment of regret and couldn't breathe!

Sentence 4

Last night, my father smiled like the very embodiment of kindness.

Sentence 5

Honestly though, aren't you basically the embodiment of appetite?