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"the incarnation of evil"nouna new personification of a familiar idea
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nounthe act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
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noun(Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christtype of:
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"he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"nountime passed in a particular bodily formtype of:
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- karma (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
- rama avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama
- enlightenment (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- nirvana (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- hinduism a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
- annunciation a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
- annunciation (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
- druse an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God
- ramachandra a hero in Hindu mythology; an incarnation of Vishnu
- druze an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God