noun (n)

• a person who represents an abstract quality(noun.person)

  Example:
  She is the personification of optimism.
  

  source: wordnet30
• representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  prosopopoeia
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  incarnation
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of personifying; impersonation; embodiment.(noun)

  source: webster1913