incarnation
     n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of
          hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of
          cunning" [syn: {embodiment}, {avatar}]
     2: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God
        and man in the person of Jesus Christ
     3: time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that
        his life will be better in his next incarnation"
     4: the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract
        ideas etc. [syn: {personification}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0