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The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu.

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Deification 76% connected

The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.

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Personification 76% connected

The act of personifying; impersonation; embodiment.

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Embody 74% connected

To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; as, to embody one's ideas in a treatis…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Embody 74% connected

To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; as, to embody one's ideas in a treatis…

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Incarnate 74% connected

Not in the flesh; spiritual.

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Incarnate 74% connected

Not in the flesh; spiritual.

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Embodiment 92% connected

The act of embodying; the state of being embodied.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Incarnation 92% connected

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.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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