incarnation

noun9

1. •
   An assumption of human form or nature.
2. •
   A version or iteration (of something).
3. •
   An incarnate being or form.

   • She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead. — 1815
4. •
   A living being embodying a deity or spirit.
5. •
   A person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like.

   • The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.
6. •
   The act of incarnating.
7. •
   The state of being incarnated.
8. •
   (no longer used) A rosy or red colour; flesh (the colour); carnation.
9. •
   (no longer used) The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.