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Christophany

American  
[kri-stof-uh-nee] / krɪˈstɒf ə ni /

noun

plural

Christophanies

  1. an appearance of Christ after His Resurrection, especially as recorded in the New Testament.

Etymology

Origin of Christophany

First recorded in 1840–50; Christo- + -phany

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Christophany, kris-tof′a-ni, n. an appearance of Christ to men.

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