epiphany
IPA: ɪpˈɪfʌni
noun
- An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
- A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
- 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.
- An annual Christian feast celebrating these events, usually on January 6, the twelfth day after Christmas.
- The day of the celebration, January 6, or sometimes (in Western Christianity), the Sunday between January 2 and 8.
- 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).
- A female given name.
- (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany. [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.]
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