embodiment

noun

em·​bodi·​ment im-ˈbä-di-mənt How to pronounce embodiment (audio)
1
: one that embodies something
the embodiment of all our hopes
2
: the act of embodying : the state of being embodied

Examples of embodiment in a Sentence

She's the embodiment of all our hopes. Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others.
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Elliot Page translates vitality and promise as the young teen, while a blood-freezing Catherine Keener is the sinister embodiment of resentment and cruelty. Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Overhead and atop tables, meanwhile, Guild lighting serves as the literal embodiment of bright ideas. Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024 By the 1990s, Stewart was the center of a multimedia empire, the embodiment of a massively lucrative brand that was all centered on a lifestyle so elevated that no one besides Stewart herself could ever possibly achieve it. Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Images and objects are human embodiments of divine attributes while words are said to be direct quotations of God. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for embodiment 

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of embodiment was in 1828

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“Embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embodiment. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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embodiment

noun
em·​bod·​i·​ment
im-ˈbäd-i-mənt
1
: the act of embodying : the state of being embodied
2
: one that embodies something

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