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'''Incarnation''' which means ''embodied in flesh'', refers to the conception and birth of a sentient creature (generally a human) who is the material manifestation of an [[entity]] or force whose original nature is immaterial.

'''Incarnation''' which means ''embodied in flesh'', refers to the conception and birth of a sentient creature (generally a human) who is the material manifestation of an [[entity]] or force whose original nature is immaterial.

In its religious [[context]] the [[word]] is used to mean the [[descent]] of a [[divine]] being or the Supreme Being (God) in human form on Earth. While [[Christianity]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]] are perhaps the most widely-known [[tradition]]s to employ this concept within the context of their respective [[belief]] systems, they are by no means the only ones to do so.

 

In its religious [[context]] the [[word]] is used to mean the [[Descend|descent]] of a [[divine]] being or the Supreme Being (God) in human form on Earth. While [[Christianity]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddha|Buddhism]] are perhaps the most widely-known [[tradition]]s to employ this [[concept]] within the [[context]] of their respective [[belief]] systems, they are by no means the only ones to do so.

 

 

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

Fr. incarnation, in 12th c. Norman F. incarnaciun (Phil. de Thaun), ad. late L. incar-a-ti-o-n-em (in Hilary, Jerome, Ambrose, etc.), n. of action from incarn{a'}re:  INCARN.- [a. F. incarner (1372 in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. incarn{a'}re (5th c.) to make flesh, f. in- (IN-2) + caro, carn- flesh.]  

Fr. incarnation, in 12th c. Norman F. incarnaciun (Phil. de Thaun), ad. late L. incar-a-ti-o-n-em (in Hilary, Jerome, Ambrose, etc.), n. of action from incarn{a'}re:  INCARN.- [a. F. incarner (1372 in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. incarn{a'}re (5th c.) to make flesh, f. in- (IN-2) + caro, carn- flesh.]  

1. a. trans. To cover with flesh, cause flesh to grow upon or in, heal over (a wound or sore).

1. a. trans. To cover with flesh, cause flesh to grow upon or in, heal over (a wound or sore).

:b. absol. To cause flesh to grow; to induce healing.

:b. absol. To cause flesh to grow; to induce [[healing]].

:c. intr. To become covered with flesh, to heal.

:c. intr. To become covered with flesh, to heal.

2. To embody in flesh, to incarnate. rare. Hence in{sm}carning vbl. n. and ppl. a.  

2. To em[[body]] in flesh, to incarnate. rare. Hence in'carning vbl. n. and ppl. a.  

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

1. The action of incarnating or fact of being incarnated or ‘made flesh’; a becoming incarnate; investiture or embodiment in flesh; assumption of, or existence in, a bodily (esp. human) form.    a. spec. of Christ, or of God in Christ. Often absol. the Incarnation. (The earliest and still the prevalent sense. In early use often in reference to the Christian era: the date of the incarnation or birth of Christ.)

1. The action of incarnating or fact of being incarnated or ‘made flesh’; a becoming incarnate; investiture or embodiment in flesh; assumption of, or existence in, a bodily (esp. human) form.    a. spec. of Christ, or of God in Christ. Often absol. the Incarnation. (The earliest and still the prevalent sense. In early use often in reference to the Christian era: the date of the incarnation or birth of Christ.)

:c. fig. The putting into, or assumption of, a concrete or definite form; ‘embodiment’. ? Obs.

:c. fig. The putting into, or assumption of, a concrete or definite form; ‘embodiment’. ? Obs.

2. concr.    a. A body, person, or form in which a soul, spirit, or deity is incarnated; an incarnate or embodied form (of).

2. concr.    a. A [[body]], person, or form in which a [[soul]], [[spirit]], or [[deity]] is incarnated; an incarnate or embodied form (of).

:b. A person in whom some quality, attribute, principle, etc. is exhibited in a bodily form; a living type or representative, embodiment, impersonation (of a quality, etc.).

:b. A person in whom some [[quality]], attribute, principle, etc. is exhibited in a bodily form; a living type or representative, embodiment, impersonation (of a quality, etc.).

:c. Loosely or by extension: A thing in which some quality, etc. is typically represented or exhibited; an embodiment (of).

:c. Loosely or by extension: A [[thing]] in which some quality, etc. is typically represented or exhibited; an embodiment (of).

3. Conception (in the womb). Obs. rare.

3. Conception (in the womb). Obs. rare.

4. The formation or growth of new flesh upon or in a wound or sore; healing up; granulation. Also concr., a growth of new flesh.

4. The formation or growth of new flesh upon or in a wound or sore; [[healing]] up; granulation. Also concr., a growth of new flesh.

5. Flesh-colour, carnation; a pigment or dye of this colour. Obs. or arch.

5. Flesh-colour, carnation; a pigment or dye of this colour. Obs. or arch.

# [[Oxford English Dictionary]]

# [[Oxford English Dictionary]]

# Smith, Peter (2000). "God". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. p. 116. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.  

# Smith, Peter (2000). "God". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. p. 116. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.  

# `Abdu'l-Bahá (1981). Some Answered Questions. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0877431906. http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SAQ/saq-53.html.iso8859-1#gr5.  

# `Abdu'l-Bahá (1981). Some Answered Questions. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0877431906. [https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SAQ/saq-53.html.iso8859-1#gr5].  

#  Cole, Juan (1982). "The Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings". Bahá'í Studies monograph 9: 1–38. http://bahai-library.org/articles/manifestation.html.  

#  Cole, Juan (1982). "The Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings". Bahá'í Studies monograph 9: 1–38. [https://bahai-library.org/articles/manifestation.html].  

# Hatcher, W.S.; & Martin, J.D. (1998). The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion. San Francisco: Harper & Row. pp. 118. ISBN 0877432643.  

# Hatcher, W.S.; & Martin, J.D. (1998). The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion. San Francisco: Harper & Row. pp. 118. ISBN 0877432643.  

# Qur'an, (112:1-4).

# Qur'an, (112:1-4).

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://mb-soft.com/believe/text/incarnat.htm Detailed information on Incarnation in Christianity]

*[https://mb-soft.com/believe/text/incarnat.htm Detailed information on Incarnation in Christianity]

*[http://www.geocities.com/coolpoete/black_savior.htm Article on Incarnation in Rastafari]

*[https://www.geocities.com/coolpoete/black_savior.htm Article on Incarnation in Rastafari]

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