embodiment in WordNet English dictionary

1. a new personification of a familiar idea
   "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
   embodiment  incarnation  avatar 
   
2. giving concrete form to an abstract concept
   embodiment 
   
3. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
   "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"
   shape  embodiment