kehastunud

Kehastunud is an Estonian adjective and past participle formed from the verb kehastuma, meaning to incarnate or embody. It describes something that has taken on a body or concrete form, or a person who embodies a trait, quality, or idea. The term is commonly used in theological and philosophical discussions of incarnation—the belief that a divine or spiritual essence is made present in a physical form. In this sense, it can describe the embodiment of a deity or the indwelling of a spiritual reality in a human being.

In literary and rhetorical contexts, kehastunud is used metaphorically to denote the materialization of abstract concepts, for example "embodied justice" or "embodiment of ideology." The noun kehastus (incarnation, embodiment) is closely related and is used to refer to the act or result of forming into a body.

In everyday Estonian, kehastunud appears mainly in formal, religious, or literary language; more common everyday expressions use kehastuma to describe the act of taking bodily form or assuming characteristics. The word is often contrasted with kehastus or kehastuma in dictionaries and language guides.