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  • proper noun Christianity The doctrine that the second person of the Trinity assumed human form in the person of Jesus Christ and is fully divine and fully human.

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Examples

  • But this means that the occasion of his Incarnation is already the beginning of his obedience.

    "Conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary" 2008

  • But this means that the occasion of his Incarnation is already the beginning of his obedience.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2008

  • Well, what they call the Incarnation is really the point.

    Lord of the World Robert Hugh Benson 1892

  • I was about to point out the most important part, that Christians believe that God Himself has appeared in the world of matter in what we call the Incarnation, the Christian teaching that God the Son is fully God and fully man in one Person.

    The Continuum 2009

  • This claim we call the Incarnation — and celebrate at Christmas — can't be separated from "the paschal mystery of death and resurrection."

    Do Christians Overemphasize Christmas? John Wilson 2010

  • However, when the Christian myth [of the Incarnation] is taken literally its central theme develops some dangerous implications.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • However, when the Christian myth [of the Incarnation] is taken literally its central theme develops some dangerous implications.

    Comics Review: Bone 7: Ghost Circles 2008

  • The premise being that being an Incarnation is a career, and your average people get to do it.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: On A Pale Horse - Piers Anthony Blue Tyson 2006

  • As this knowledge is gained, it will be possible for the learner to know in his heart, and not merely by heart, what is meant by the great mysterious terms Incarnation, Atonement, Resurrection; as this knowledge is tested and proved true by experience of life, the meaning and power of prayer will become clearer.

    Cambridge Essays on Education Various

  • Trinity and the Incarnation, is deduced, with strong probability, from this African school.

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

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