Deity or divine being in human/animal form on Earth

Incarnation

Incarnation

Incarnation literally means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh. It refers to the <a href="/en/Conception_(biology)" title="Conception (biology)" class="mw-redirect wl">conception</a> and the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form<a href="#cite_note-:0-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;">[1]</a> or the appearance of a god as a human.<a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;">[2]</a> If capitalized, it is the <a href="/en/Christology" title="Christology" class="wl">union of divinity with humanity</a> in <a href="/en/Jesus" title="Jesus" class="wl">Jesus Christ</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:0-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;">[1]</a> In its religious context the word is used to mean a <a href="/en/God" title="God" class="wl">god</a>, <a href="/en/Deity" title="Deity" class="wl">deity</a>, or divine being in human or animal form on Earth.

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Incarnation literally means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh. It refers to the conception and the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form In its religious context the word is used to mean a god, deity, or divine being in human or animal form on Earth. 