Definition of Epiphany

1. Noun. A divine manifestation.

Generic synonyms: Manifestation

2. Noun. Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus.
Exact synonyms: Epiphany Of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth Day
Generic synonyms: Christian Holy Day
Group relationships: Jan, January

Definition of Epiphany

1. n. An appearance, or a becoming manifest.

Definition of Epiphany

1. Noun. Christian feast celebrating the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi (representing the world), traditionally celebrated on January 6, the day after the twelfth day of Christmas. ¹

2. Noun. A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being. ¹

3. Noun. An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder. ¹

4. Noun. (Christianity) Season or time of the Christian church year from the Epiphany feast day to Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday), the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent (See Epiphany). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Epiphany

1. an appearance of a deity [n -NIES]

Medical Definition of Epiphany

1. 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. 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. Origin: F. Epiphanie, L. Epiphania, Gr. (sc), for appearance, fr. To show forth; + to show. See Fancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epiphany

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Literary usage of Epiphany

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"The day has been called Twelfth Day as well as Epiphany, because it falls on the ... Speaking of the relation of Epiphany to Christmas, Bennett says: "The ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"In Antioch as late as about 386 Epiphany and Easter were the two great ... This Second Epiphany inspired, as we saw, the choice of Pauline lections in the ..."

3. Sermons by Frederick Brooks, Phillips Brooks (1876)
"A WEEK ago I took as my subject the Epiphany of childhood, or the manifestation of ... The services of the first Epiphany Sunday put that subject before us. ..."

4. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1904)
"GREEK AND CRETAN Epiphany CUSTOMS. AT Epiphany a priest goes in procession to a spring, river, cis• tern, or to the sea, and immerses a cross three times. ..."

5. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1875)
"Gaume) speaks of the Donatists as refusing to join in the celebration of the Epiphany, " quia née unitatem amant, пес orientait ..."

6. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain), Joseph Jacobs, Alfred Trübner Nutt, Arthur Robinson Wright, William Crooke (1904)
"(To be continued?) GREEK AND CRETAN Epiphany CUSTOMS. D. AT Epiphany a priest goes in procession to a spring, river, cistern, or to the sea, ..."

7. A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Protestant Episcopal Church by John Henry Hobart, Robert Nelson (1851)
"Of the SUNDAYS after the Epiphany. A. As the design of the Church, in all her proper services from Christmas to Epiphany, appears to be to set forth the ..."

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