Embodiment

Definitions

1. The process of embodying.
   countable, uncountable
2. A physical entity typifying an abstract concept.
   countable
3. The ways that knowledge, personality, culture, etc. are modulated by being experienced through a physical body.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“You are the very embodiment of beauty.”

“The law is the true embodiment / Of everything that's excellent. / It has no kind of fault or flaw, / And I, my Lords, embody the law.”

“And with his trademark smoking jackets and pipes – and the silk pajamas he would often wear⟳ to work⟳ – Hefner became the embodiment of a sexually adventurous yet urbane image and lifestyle, a seeming role model⟳ for generations of men.”

“In many respects, the genre [science fiction] was exceptionally well suited to extrapolate from contemporary social concerns and promote⟳ visions of alternative societies, new forms of embodiment, and novel pathways for desire and pleasure.”

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