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Epiphany

Epiphany Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Epiphany? [n] a divine manifestation [n] twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus Synonyms \| Synonyms for Epiphany: Epiphany of Our Lord \| January 6 \| Three Kings' Day \| Twelfth day Related Terms \| Find terms related to Epiphany: Advent \| afflatus \| Allhallowmas \| Allhallows \| Allhallowtide \| angelophany \| Annunciation \| Annunciation Day \| apocalypse \| apparition \| appearance \| appearing \| arising \| Ascension Day \| Ash Wednesday \| avatar \| Candlemas \| Candlemas Day \| Carnival \| Christmas \| Christophany \| coming \| coming into being \| coming-forth \| Corpus Christi \| direct communication \| discernibleness \| disclosure \| dissemination \| divine inspiration \| divine revelation \| Easter \| Easter Monday \| Easter Saturday \| Easter Sunday \| Eastertide \| Ember days \| embodiment \| emergence \| evidence \| evincement \| exposure \| expression \| forthcoming \| Good Friday \| Halloween \| Hallowmas \| Holy Thursday \| Holy Week \| incarnation \| indication \| inspiration \| issuance \| Lady Day \| Lammas \| Lammas Day \| Lammastide \| Lent \| Lententide \| manifestation \| Mardi Gras \| Martinmas \| materialization \| materializing \| Maundy Thursday \| Michaelmas \| Michaelmas Day \| Michaelmastide \| mystical experience \| mysticism \| observability \| occurrence \| opening \| outcrop \| outcropping \| Palm Sunday \| Pancake Day \| Passion Week \| Pentecost \| perceptibility \| pneumatophany \| presentation \| proof \| prophecy \| publication \| Quadragesima \| Quadragesima Sunday \| realization \| revelation \| rise \| rising \| Satanophany \| seeableness \| Septuagesima \| showing \| showing forth \| Shrove Tuesday \| the seen \| the visible \| theophania \| theophany \| theopneustia \| theopneusty \| Trinity Sunday \| Twelfth-day \| Twelfth-tide \| unfolding \| unfoldment \| visibility \| visibleness \| visuality \| what is revealed \| White Sunday \| Whitmonday \| Whitsun \| Whitsunday \| Whitsuntide \| Whit-Tuesday \| Whitweek See Also \| Christian holy day \| Jan \| January \| manifestation Epiphany In Webster's Dictionary \Epiph"any\, n. [F. ['e]piphanie, L. epiphania, Gr. 'epifa`nia (sc. ?), for 'epifa`neia appearance, fr. 'epifai`nein to show forth; 'epi` + fai`nein to show. See {Fancy}.] 1. An appearance, or a becoming manifest. Whom but just before they beheld transfigured and in a glorious epiphany upon the mount. --Jer. Taylor. An epic poet, if ever such a difficult birth should make its epiphany in Paris. --De Quincey. 2. (Eccl.) A church festival celebrated on the 6th of January, the twelfth day after Christmas, in commemoration of the visit of the Magi of the East to Bethlehem, to see and worship the child Jesus; or, as others maintain, to commemorate the appearance of the star to the Magi, symbolizing the manifestation of Christ to the Gentles; Twelfthtide.

Epiphany Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Epiphany?

[n] a divine manifestation
[n] twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Synonyms | Synonyms for Epiphany: Epiphany of Our Lord | January 6 | Three Kings' Day | Twelfth day

See Also | Christian holy day | Jan | January | manifestation

Epiphany In Webster's Dictionary

\E*piph"a*ny\, n. [F. ['e]piphanie, L. epiphania, Gr.
'epifa`nia (sc. ?), for 'epifa`neia appearance, fr.
'epifai`nein to show forth; 'epi` + fai`nein to show. See
{Fancy}.]
1. An appearance, or a becoming manifest.

         Whom but just before they beheld transfigured and in
         a glorious epiphany upon the mount.   --Jer. Taylor.

         An epic poet, if ever such a difficult birth should
         make its epiphany in Paris.           --De Quincey.

2. (Eccl.) A church festival celebrated on the 6th of
   January, the twelfth day after Christmas, in commemoration
   of the visit of the Magi of the East to Bethlehem, to see
   and worship the child Jesus; or, as others maintain, to
   commemorate the appearance of the star to the Magi,
   symbolizing the manifestation of Christ to the Gentles;
   Twelfthtide.

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