Kehastuse

Kehastus is Estonian for embodiment or incarnation. Kehastuse is the genitive singular form of kehastus and is used in phrases such as kehastuse tähendus, meaning “the meaning of embodiment.” The word is formed from keha, meaning “body,” with the nominalizing suffix -stus, conveying the act or result of taking a bodily form.

In religious contexts, kehastus commonly refers to incarnation—the belief that a divine or spiritual being becomes present in a physical body. The most widely cited example is the Christian doctrine of the incarnation, but the term can also appear in other traditions describing gods, prophets, or sacred manifestations in human or animal form.

In philosophy and cognitive science, kehastus is used to discuss embodiment—the view that mind and cognition are inseparable from the body and its interactions with the environment. This usage emphasizes how thinking, perception, and action are shaped by bodily processes.

In literature and the arts, kehastus can describe the material manifestation of abstract ideas or values in characters, performances, or artifacts, translating intangible content into concrete form.

See also: incarnation, embodiment, cognitive embodiment. Notes: The form kehastuse is the genitive singular, used to indicate possession or specification, as in kehastuse tähendus.