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epiphany

noun
/ɪˈpɪfəni/US

Etymology

From Middle English epiphanie, from Old French epyphanie, from Late Latin epiphania, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”), from ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō, “I appear, display”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”). English Epiphany (of Christ) since the 14th century, generic use since the 17th century.

  1. derived from ἐπιφάνεια
  2. derived from epiphania
  3. derived from epyphanie
  4. inherited from epiphanie

Definitions

  1. An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of…

    An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.

    • It came to her in an epiphany what her life's work was to be.
    • But after spending most of my pocket money to get those developed, I had an epiphany: I was never going to be a professional photographer. My pictures were god-awful. I put the camera away.

  2. A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.

    • The ithyphallic bird-man is the climactic, ecstatic, instantaneous male principle confronting the enormous, slow, bovine, and enduring principle of the eternal feminine in her epiphany as the bison.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A manifestation of the divinity of Jesus Christ, especially to the Magi (Matthew 2

      A manifestation of the divinity of Jesus Christ, especially to the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12), but also at his baptism and the Wedding at Cana.

      • That was also the reason why the Feast of the Epiphany, commemorating the three epiphanies of Christ's divinity, His Baptism, the Miracle of Cana, and the Visit of the Magi, was one of the most favorite feasts in the Eastern Church[…]

    2. An annual Christian feast celebrating these events, usually on January 6, the twelfth day…

      An annual Christian feast celebrating these events, usually on January 6, the twelfth day after Christmas.

      • On the Festival of the Epiphany, and on the six Sundays called after its name, we have distinct pictures held up to our view connected with the life of Jesus of Nazareth[…]
      • That was also the reason why the Feast of the Epiphany, commemorating the three epiphanies of Christ's divinity, His Baptism, the Miracle of Cana, and the Visit of the Magi, was one of the most favorite feasts in the Eastern Church[…]
      • The Epiphany, also known as the Feast of the Three Kings, Feast of Lights and Little Christmas, is known to have been observed earlier than 194 A.D.[…]

    3. The day of the celebration, January 6, or sometimes (in Western Christianity), the Sunday…

      The day of the celebration, January 6, or sometimes (in Western Christianity), the Sunday between January 2 and 8.

    4. The season or time of the Christian church year, either from the Epiphany feast day to…

      The season or time of the Christian church year, either from the Epiphany feast day to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent), or from the Epiphany feast day to the feast of Candlemas (marking the presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple in Jerusalem).

    5. an experience of sudden and striking insight

    6. A female given name.

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Derived

epiphanal, epiphanic, epiphanous, epiphany cake, epiphanylike, sleepiphany

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