embodiment

embodiment

CEFR: C1-C2 /em-bod-i-ment/ [eh0.m.b.aa1.d.iy0.m.ah0.n.t]

The embodiment of something gives concrete form to an abstract idea. A flag is the embodiment of a country. When you talk about embodiment, you’re talking about giving a form to ideas that are usually not physical: like love, hate, fear, justice, etc.

Example Sentences:
She's the embodiment of all our hopes.
Some consider him the (very) embodiment of evil.​
He was the embodiment of the English gentleman.