Epiphany
Epiphany means when a god appears to someone.
(noun)An example of epiphany is when Allah appears to the prophet Muhammad.
Epiphany is defined as a sudden and profound understanding of something.
(noun)An example of epiphany is when someone has been looking for their lost keys and suddenly has an idea of where they are.
The definition of Epiphany is a Christian celebration on January 6th that remembers when the Wise Men first saw Jesus.
(noun)An example of epiphany is the La Befana festival in Italy.
See Epiphany in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. Epiphanies
- an appearance or manifestation of a god or other supernatural being
- in many Christian churches, a yearly festival, held January 6, commemorating both the revealing of Jesus as the Christ to the Gentiles in the persons of the Magi and the baptism of Jesusalso called Twelfth Day
- a moment of sudden intuitive understanding; flash of insight
- a scene, experience, etc. that occasions such a moment
Origin: ME & OFr epiphanie < LL(Ec) epiphania < Gr(Ec) epiphaneia, appearance < epiphainein, to show forth, manifest < epi-, upon + phainein, to show: see fantasy
Related Forms:
- epiphanic adjective
See Epiphany in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. e·piph·a·nies
- Epiphanya. A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.b. January 6, on which this feast is traditionally observed.
- A revelatory manifestation of a divine being.
- a. A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.b. A comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization: “I experienced an epiphany, a spiritual flash that would change the way I viewed myself” (Frank Maier).
Origin:
Origin: Middle English epiphanie
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin epiphania
Origin: , from Greek epiphaneia, manifestation
Origin: , from epiphainesthai, to appear
Origin: : epi-, forth; see epi-
Origin: + phainein, phan-, to show; see bhā-1 in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- epˌi·phanˈic (ĕpˌə-fănˈĭk) adjective
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