manifestation
Americannoun
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an act of manifesting.
This graffiti is the latest manifestation of a prejudice in our community that we will not tolerate.
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the state of being manifested.
The poem calls sacrifice the highest manifestation of love.
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outward or perceptible indication; materialization.
At first there was no manifestation of the disease.
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a public demonstration, as for political effect.
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the act or practice of trying to attain something desired by thinking about or focusing intensely on it, especially as a spiritual or self-help practice.
His videos on manifestation are very popular with younger audiences.
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Also called materialization. Spiritualism. the physical appearance of a spirit, or the physical evidence of a spirit's presence.
noun
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the act of demonstrating; display
a manifestation of solidarity
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the state of being manifested
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an indication or sign
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a public demonstration of feeling
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the materialization of a disembodied spirit
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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nonmanifestationnoun
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premanifestationnoun
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remanifestationnoun
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self-manifestationnoun
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manifestationaladjective
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manifestativeadjective
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of manifestation
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Late Latin manifestātiōn-, stem of manifestātiō; see manifest, -ation
Explanation
A manifestation is the public display of emotion or feeling, or something theoretical made real. Manifestation's origins are in religion and spirituality because if something spiritual becomes real, it is said to be a manifestation. The word's usage has spread to include all aspects of life. "The submarine is a manifestation of da Vinci's sketches." "The crowd's cheering hysteria was the manifestation of years of allegiance to the now victorious soccer league."
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Example Sentences
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For Pasalic, Zenkina felt like an online best friend — one who boasts almost 450,000 followers on Instagram, identifies herself as a “seven-figure entrepreneur” and sells manifestation courses through her business, the Manifestation Babe Academy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025
Now 30, she estimates she has spent more than $6,000 on Manifestation Babe Academy courses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025
Mr. Seaman’s expert recommendation: Check out the view from the park’s Museum Hill, standing near Isamu Noguchi’s “Momo Taro,” facing north toward Alexander Liberman’s “Adam” and Alice Aycock’s “Three-Fold Manifestation II.”
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2018
Greatness as a Manifestation of Experience-Producing Drives 2.
From Scientific American • May 22, 2013
Mr. August J. Stenstrand was exscinded from the "First Central Church of the Manifestation," because he rejected Baha Ullah and accepted Subh-i-Azal.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
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