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encarnación

incarnation

noun en-kahr-nah-SYOHN Rare
Mind & Emotions Values

Origin: Late Latin incarnatio, from incarnare (to make flesh)

Also means

embodiment

Usage Note

Encarnación has both a religious sense (Christ's incarnation) and a general figurative sense meaning the living embodiment of a quality (la encarnación del mal — 'the embodiment of evil'). It is also a common Spanish given name for women.

Examples

"Ella es la encarnación de la bondad."

Natural Translation

She is the incarnation of goodness.

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