word | incarnate |
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definition | Given bodily or actual form; especially, having human body. |
eg_sentence | For the rest of his life, he would regard his childhood nanny as goodness incarnate. |
explanation | Incarnate often has a religious ring to it, since for centuries it has been used in the Christian church, which regards Jesus as the incarnation of God—that is, as God made human. Surprisingly, neither word appears in Bible translations; instead, the Latin word incarnatus appears in the Christian creeds (basic statements of belief) and the Catholic Mass. Regardless, incarnate soon began to be used with various nouns: “the devil incarnate,” “evil incarnate,” etc. Notice that incarnate is one of the rare adjectives that usually, but not always, follows its noun. Incarnate is also a verb, though with a slightly different pronunciation: “This report simply incarnates the prejudices of its authors,” “For her followers, she incarnates the virtue of selflessness,” etc. |
IPA | ˌɪnˈkɑrˌneɪt |
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