epiphany

e·piph·a·ny  (-pf-n)

n. pl. e·piph·a·nies

1. Epiphany

a. 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.

2. A revelatory manifestation of a divine being.

3.

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).

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[Middle English epiphanie, from Old French, from Late Latin epiphania, from Greek epiphaneia, manifestation, from epiphainesthai, to appear : epi-, forth; see epi- + phainein, phan-, to show; see bh-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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epi·phanic (p-fnk) adj.

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epiphany [ip-piff-a-nee]

Noun

a moment of great or sudden revelation [Greek epiphaneia an appearing]

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Epiphany

Noun

pl -nies a Christian festival held on the 6th of January commemorating, in the Western church, the manifestation of Christ to the Magi and, in the Eastern church, the baptism of Christ

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epiphany

the appearance to man, in visible form, of a god or other supernatural being.

See also: Religion

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	epiphany - a divine manifestation               manifestation - a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"
	2.	Epiphany - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth day Christian holy day - a religious holiday for Christians Jan, January - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

Translations

Epiphany [ɪˈpɪfənɪ] n → Dreikönigsfest nt

Epiphany [ɪˈpɪfənɪ] n → Epifania