Learner's definition of INCARNATION
one of a series of lives that a person is believed to have had in the past in some religions
— often used figuratively
In an earlier incarnation [=an earlier phase of her life] she was a rock musician.
The TV and movie incarnations [=versions] of the story differ significantly.
The software's latest incarnation [=version] includes many new features.
a person who represents a quality or idea
in the Christian religion
the belief in Jesus Christ as both God and a human being