car|na|tion — «kahr NAY shuhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) a red, white, or pink flower with a spicy fragrance, grown in gardens and greenhouses. The state flower of Ohio is a scarlet carnation. b) the plant of the pink family that it grows on. 2. a) Also,… … Useful english dictionary
in|car|na|tion — «IHN kahr NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the union of divine nature and human nature in the person of Jesus Christ; the assumption of human form by the Son of God; the hypostatic union. 2. the embodiment of God in the person of Jesus Christ. 3. Obsolete.… … Useful english dictionary
dis|car|na|tion — «DIHS kahr NAY shuhn», noun. = disembodiment. (Cf. ↑disembodiment) … Useful english dictionary
re|in|car|na|tion|ist — «REE ihn kahr NAY shuh nihst», noun. a person who believes in reincarnation … Useful english dictionary
re|in|car|na|tion — «REE ihn kahr NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the rebirth of the soul in a new body. 2. a new incarnation or embodiment … Useful english dictionary
car·na·tion — /kɑɚˈneıʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] : a pink, white, yellow, or red flower that has a sweet smell The groom wore a carnation in his buttonhole … Useful english dictionary
in·car·na·tion — /ˌınkɑɚˈneıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [count] : one of a series of lives that a person is believed to have had in the past in some religions He claims that he was a Greek soldier in a previous incarnation. [=in a previous life; when he lived in the… … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
car´bon|i|za´tion — car|bon|ize «KAHR buh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to change into carbon by burning; char: »Pakistan s coal, because of its high content of volatile matter and non coking properties, is to be carbonized in a low temperature… … Useful english dictionary
car´bu|ri|za´tion — car|bu|rize «KAHR buh ryz, byuh », transitive verb, rized, riz|ing. 1. to combine (an element or substance) with carbon or a carbon compound, as in the conversion of iron into steel. 2. = carburet. (Cf. ↑carburet) ╂[< French carbure carbide +… … Useful english dictionary
