English dictionary

avatar

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a new personification of a familiar idea

noun.person

Examples
The very avatar of cunning.

Synonyms embodiment incarnation

Source: WordNet 3.0
the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form

noun.person

Examples
The Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu.

noun

Source: webster1913