embodiment

em·bod·i·ment  (m-bd-mnt, m-)

n.

1. The act of embodying or the state of being embodied.

2. One that embodies: "The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history" (Woodrow Wilson).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	embodiment - a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" avatar, incarnation personification - a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism" deification - an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital" reincarnation - embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion"
	2.	embodiment - a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" shape concrete representation, concretism - a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
	3.	embodiment - giving concrete form to an abstract concept objectification - the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing soul - the human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor" personification, incarnation - the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.

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embodiment

noun personification, example, model, type, ideal, expression, symbol, representation, manifestation, realization, incarnation, paradigm, epitome, incorporation, paragon, perfect example, exemplar, quintessence, actualization, exemplification, reification

Translations

embodiment [ɪmˈbɔdɪmənt] n → personnification f, incarnation f

embodiment [ɪmˈbɔdɪmənt] n → Verkörperung f;

to be the embodiment of ... (subj) (thing) → ... verkörpern: (person) → ... in Person sein

embodiment [ɪmˈbɔdɪmənt] n → personificazione f; incarnazione f