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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. |
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− | 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 [[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. | + | ---- |
| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Incarnation''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Incarnation this link].</center> |
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| + | 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. |
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| ==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.] |
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| # [[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). |
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| == 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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| [[Category: Religion]] | | [[Category: Religion]] |
| [[Category: Cosmology]] | | [[Category: Cosmology]] |