What is an epiphany?
/əˈpifənē/
noun
noun: Epiphany; noun: epiphany; plural noun: epiphanies
- the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- the festival commemorating the Epiphany on January 6.”many submerge themselves in ice water to celebrate Epiphany”
- a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being.”many believe this scene to represent an epiphany of the goddess”
- a moment of sudden revelation or insight.”a few years ago, I had an epiphany”
Origin
Middle English: from Greek epiphainein ‘reveal’. The sense relating to the Christian festival is via Old French epiphanie and ecclesiastical Latin epiphania .
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