Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Embodiment \Em*bod"i*ment\, n.
   1. The act of embodying; the state of being embodied.

   2. That which embodies or is embodied; representation in a
      physical body; a completely organized system, like the
      body; as, the embodiment of courage, or of courtesy; the
      embodiment of true piety.

Source : WordNet®

embodiment
     n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of
          hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of
          cunning" [syn: {incarnation}, {avatar}]
     2: a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept;
        "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" [syn:
         {shape}]
     3: giving concrete form to an abstract concept