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Definition of Embodiment
1. Noun. A new personification of a familiar idea. "The very avatar of cunning"
Generic synonyms: Personification
Specialized synonyms: Deification, Reincarnation
Derivative terms: Incarnate, Incarnate
2. Noun. A concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept. "A circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"
Generic synonyms: Concrete Representation, Concretism
Derivative terms: Embody, Shape
3. Noun. Giving concrete form to an abstract concept.
Specialized synonyms: Soul, Incarnation, Personification
Derivative terms: Embody
Definition of Embodiment
1. n. The act of embodying; the state of being embodied.
Definition of Embodiment
1. Noun. a physical entity typifying an abstraction ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embodiment
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Embodiment
1. 1. The act of embodying; the state of being embodied. 2. That which embodies or is embodied; representation in a physical body; a completely organised system, like the body; as, the embodiment of courage, or of courtesy; the embodiment of true piety. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embodiment
Literary usage of Embodiment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Reason; Or, The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana (1905)
"CHAPTER I HOW RELIGION MAT BE AN embodiment OF REASON Experience has repeatedly
confirmed that wen- known maxim of Bacon's, that " a little philoso- ..."
2. Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy by Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (1891)
"... that of Souls—Transition stage : classes of Souls passing into good and evil
Demons—Manes- Worship—Doctrine of embodiment of Spirits in human, animal, ..."
3. The Literary History of the American Revolution, 1763-1783 by Moses Coit Tyler (1897)
"... this poem—His delicate and effective use of parody—The essential originality
of " M'Fingal"—A genuine embodiment of the spirit and life of the American ..."
4. The Military Forces of the Crown: Their Administration and Government by Charles Mathew Clode (1869)
"... b orce was permitted to remain embodied, after embodiment a definitive treaty
of peace had been signed. In the previous November, ..."
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