to incarnate an idea

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• incarnate — adj. /in kahr nit, nayt/; v. /in kahr nayt/, adj., v., incarnated, incarnating. adj. 1. embodied in flesh; given a bodily, esp. a human, form: a devil incarnate. 2. personified or typified, as a quality or idea: chivalry incarnate. 3. flesh… …   Universalium

• incarnate — adjective /ɪnˈkanət / (say in kahnuht), / neɪt/ (say nayt) 1. embodied in flesh; invested with a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate. 2. personified or typified, as a quality or idea: chivalry incarnate. 3. flesh coloured or… …  

• incarnate — in|car|nate1 [ ın karnət ] adjective in human form: used for emphasizing that someone is very similar to what has just been mentioned: PERSONIFIED: They looked at me as though I were the devil incarnate. incarnate in|car|nate 2 [ ın kar,neıt ]… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• incarnate — adj. & v. adj. 1 (of a person, spirit, quality, etc.) embodied in flesh, esp. in human form (is the devil incarnate). 2 represented in a recognizable or typical form (folly incarnate). v.tr. 1 embody in flesh. 2 put (an idea etc.) into concrete… …   Useful english dictionary

• incarnate — in·car·nate || ɪn kÉ‘rneɪt / kɑːn v. embody, manifest; personify adj. embodied in flesh, inhabiting a human form; personified as a person or idea; flesh colored, crimson colored …   English contemporary dictionary

• The Myth of God Incarnate — is a book edited by John Hick and published by SCM Press in 1977. James Dunn, in a 1980 literature review of academic work on the incarnation, noted the well publicized symposium entitled The Myth of God Incarnate, including contributions on the… …   Wikipedia

• Nuns of the Word Incarnate — Word Word, n. [AS. word; akin to OFries. & OS. word, D. woord, G. wort, Icel. or[eth], Sw. & Dan. ord, Goth. wa[ u]rd, OPruss. wirds, Lith. vardas a name, L. verbum a word; or perhaps to Gr. rh twr an orator. Cf. {Verb}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

• Christian theology — The Prophetess Anna, Rembrandt, 1631 See also: History of Christian theology and Outline of Christian theology Christian doctrine redirects here. For the United States Court case known by that name, see G.L. Christian and associates v. US.… …   Wikipedia

• Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …   Universalium

• Jesus Christ in comparative mythology — A series of articles on Jesus Christ and Christianity Gospel harmony  …   Wikipedia