Incarnation

Incarnation means:

• the emergence of the biological species Homo sapiens from fossil ancestors, see human history
• the development of the physical and mental characteristics of humans in the course of the tribal history, see hominization
• human development during pregnancy, see ontogenesis and embryogenesis (human) and fetogenesis
• in Christianity the incarnation of God

as well as in the broadest sense

• the admission into the circle of fully qualified class or age members of a group, see initiation
• in Buddhism and Hinduism the rebirth of man, see reincarnation

See also:

Wiktionary: Incarnation  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Embryo # Legal meaning of the embryo

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