manifestation

[man-uh-fuh-stey-shuh n, -fe-]

noun

an act of manifesting.
the state of being manifested.
outward or perceptible indication; materialization: At first there was no manifestation of the disease.

a public demonstration, as for political effect.
Spiritualism. a materialization.

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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Examples from the Web for self-manifestation

Historical Examples of self-manifestation

By His glory we must mean the self-manifestation of His person.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews
Thomas Charles Edwards
But it cannot end, for it is the self-manifestation of the divine life.
Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher
Henry Jones
There is no limit except the uncounted wealth of His own self-manifestation, the flashing light of revealed divinity.
Expositions of Holy Scripture
Alexander Maclaren
God's glory is the transcendent lustre of His own infinite character in its self-manifestation.
Expositions of Holy Scripture
Alexander Maclaren
The fulfilment and self-manifestation of righteousness is absolute end, self-end.
A History of Philosophy in Epitome
Albert Schwegler

British Dictionary definitions for self-manifestation

manifestation

noun

the act of demonstrating; displaya manifestation of solidarity
the state of being manifested
an indication or sign
a public demonstration of feeling
the materialization of a disembodied spirit

Derived Formsmanifestational, adjectivemanifestative, adjective

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Word Origin and History for self-manifestation

manifestation

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.

self-manifestation in Medicine

manifestation

[măn′ə-fĕ-stā′shən]

An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something, especially an illness.