enfleshment

Etymology

From enflesh + -ment.

enfleshment means becoming flesh; incarnation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “enfleshment” is a great word

ENFLESHMENT — [Noun] The act or process of becoming flesh; incarnation. From the English verb 'enflesh' (meaning to clothe or embody in flesh) + the noun-forming suffix '-ment' (denoting an action or resulting state). Unlike 'incarnation,' which denotes a divine assumption of bodily form, or 'embodiment,' which signifies giving form to an abstract idea, enfleshment is the general, visceral descent into matter. It is the slow knit of bone and sinew in the womb, the sculptor's clay resolving under a thumb into a wrist and knuckle, and the abstract concept of pain made manifest as a throbbing tooth—the profound and vulnerable shock of being a thing, rather than a possibility.

noun

Becoming flesh; incarnation.