The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incarnation \In`car*na"tion\, n. [F. incarnation, LL.
   incarnatio.]
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   1. The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so
      clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a
      human body and nature.
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   2. (Theol.) The union of the second person of the Godhead
      with manhood in Christ.
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   3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a
      reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in
      person or act.
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            She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious
            dead.                                 --Jeffrey.
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            The very incarnation of selfishness.  --F. W.
                                                  Robertson.
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   4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.]
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   5. (Med.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part
      with new flesh; granulation.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

incarnation
    n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment
         of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of
         cunning" [syn: embodiment, incarnation, avatar]
    2: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and
       man in the person of Jesus Christ
    3: time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that
       his life will be better in his next incarnation"
    4: the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract
       ideas etc. [syn: personification, incarnation]