Choose one word that substitutes the highlighted words.

His Guru is the embodiment or perfect example of all virtues. 

Personification 

The word that best substitutes the highlighted words is personification.

• Characterization is the process of creating a character in a work of fiction.
• Idol is a person or thing that is greatly admired or revered.
• Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to a non-human object or abstraction.
• Signification is the act of giving meaning to something.