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manifestation

[man-uh-fuh-stey-shuh n, -fe-]
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noun
  1. an act of manifesting.
  2. the state of being manifested.
  3. outward or perceptible indication; materialization: At first there was no manifestation of the disease.
  4. a public demonstration, as for political effect.
  5. Spiritualism. a materialization.
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Origin of manifestation

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin manifestātiōn- (stem of manifestātiō). See manifest, -ation
Related formsnon·man·i·fes·ta·tion, nounpre·man·i·fes·ta·tion, nounre·man·i·fes·ta·tion, nounself-man·i·fes·ta·tion, noun
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Related Words

phenomenon, expression, explanation, token, instance, meaning, indication, demonstration, symptom, disclosure, show, revelation, appearance, mark, materialization, sign, display, exposure

Examples from the Web for manifestation

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Historical Examples

  • How can I help seeing so much beauty and sweetness as the manifestation of God?

  • Humility, like the artistic, acceptance of all experiences, is merely a mode of manifestation.

    De Profundis

    Oscar Wilde

  • It is a manifestation of the Eternal Grace, and never has it overpowered me so energetically as now.

    The Dream

    Emile Zola

  • The manifestation of Him must "gravitate inwards" on the soul.

    A Dish Of Orts

    George MacDonald

  • For "conditions" do not determine life; they only favor its manifestation.

British Dictionary definitions for manifestation

manifestation

noun
  1. the act of demonstrating; displaya manifestation of solidarity
  2. the state of being manifested
  3. an indication or sign
  4. a public demonstration of feeling
  5. the materialization of a disembodied spirit
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Derived Formsmanifestational, adjectivemanifestative, adjective
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Word Origin and History for manifestation

n.

early 15c., "action of manifesting; exhibition, demonstration," from Late Latin manifestationem (nominative manifestatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin manifestare (see manifest (adj.)). Meaning "an object, action, or presence by which something is made manifest" is from 1785. The spiritualism sense is attested from 1853.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
manifestation in Medicine

manifestation

(măn′ə-fĕ-stā′shən)
n.
  1. An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something, especially an illness.
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