theophany

American  

[thee-of-uh-nee] / θiˈɒf ə ni /

noun

plural

theophanies

1. a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.

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theophany British  

/ θɪˈɒfənɪ, θɪəˈfænɪk /

noun

1. theol a manifestation of a deity to man in a form that, though visible, is not necessarily material

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Other Word Forms

• theophanic adjective
• theophanous adjective

Etymology

Origin of theophany

1625–35; < Late Latin theophania < Late Greek theopháneia. See theo-, -phany

Example Sentences

Robben, perhaps somewhat immodest, seemed to agree that the stadium had just witnessed a kind of theophany: "Everybody was tired in extra-time but I found my second life," he said.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2010

The theophany is perhaps similar to that of Sinai.

From The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal by Saltus, Edgar

In ch. xix. we have a twofold description of the theophany on Mt.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

Is it credible that he would not have made mention of a revelation or a theophany, had either fallen to his lot?

From The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

And yet one feels that a theology without a theophany is both dry and difficult to defend.

From The Reconciliation of Races and Religions by Cheyne, Thomas Kelly