theophany

[ thee-of-uh-nee ]

noun

, plural the·oph·a·nies.

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

theophany

/ θɪˈɒfənɪ; θɪəˈfænɪk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• theophanic, adjective

Other Words From

• the·o·phan·ic [thee-, uh, -, fan, -ik], the·opha·nous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of theophany¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of theophany¹

C17: from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from theo- + phainein to show

Example Sentences

The Book of Mormon contains a circumstantial account of this marvelous theophany.

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They do not deny a theophany in the gift of Christianity; but they deny two very different things, viz.:—1.

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That this is theophany alone;—that is, they look for some divine elements elsewhere; and they look for some human here.

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The scene of the theophany, therefore, according to J, is to be placed on the way from Midian to Goshen.

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All existence is a theophany, and as God is the beginning of all things, so also is He the end.

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