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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Embodiment \Em*bod"i*ment\, noun
1. The act of embodying; the state of being embodied.
2. That which embodies or is embodied; representation in a physical body; a completely organized system, like the body; as, the embodiment of courage, or of courtesy; the embodiment of true piety.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
embodiment
noun
1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: {incarnation}, {avatar}]
2: a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" [syn: {shape}]
3: giving concrete form to an abstract concept
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
187 Moby Thesaurus words for "embodiment": Anschluss, Christophany, Satanophany, acting, actualization, addition, admissibility, admission, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregation, agreement, alliance, amalgamation, angelophany, aping, apotheosis, appearance, archetype, assemblage, assembly, assimilation, association, avatar, blend, blending, bodiliness, building, buildup, cabal, cartel, centralization, characterization, coalescence, coalition, codification, collection, collectivity, combination, combine, combo, completeness, complex, composition, compound, comprehension, comprehensiveness, comprisal, concentration, concreteness, concretization, confederacy, confederation, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, consolidation, conspiracy, constitution, construction, corporality, corporeality, corporealization, corporealness, corporeity, coverage, cross section, disclosure, dissemination, dumb show, ecumenism, eligibility, embracement, enacting, enactment, encompassment, enosis, entirety, envisagement, epiphany, epitome, evidence, evincement, example, exhaustiveness, exponent, expression, fabrication, fashioning, federalization, federation, flesh, flesh and blood, formation, fusion, getup, hookup, imitation, impersonation, incarnation, inclusion, inclusiveness, incorporation, indication, integer, integration, integrity, junction, junta, league, make, makeup, manifestation, marriage, masquerade, materiality, materialization, materialness, meld, melding, membership, merger, metempsychosis, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, mixture, oneness, openness, organic unity, organization, package, package deal, pantomime, pantomiming, participation, performance, performing, personation, personification, physicality, physicalness, piecing together, playing, pneumatophany, portrayal, posing, proof, publication, putting together, quintessence, realization, reception, reembodiment, reification, reincarnation, representation, representative, revelation, setup, shaping, solidification, specimen, structure, structuring, substantiality, substantiation, syncretism, syndication, syneresis, synthesis, systematization, theophany, tie-up, tolerance, toleration, totality, transmigration, type, typification, unification, union, unity, wedding, whole
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