[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

embodiment \embod"iment\, n.
   1. the act of embodying; the state of being embodied.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

embodiment
     n 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
see also:
incarnation avatar shape 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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