theophany
[thee-of-uh-nee]
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noun, plural the·oph·a·nies.
a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
Origin of theophany
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Historical Examples of theophany
But the result of the theophany is small only in the same fashion as its cause was small.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1A. Maclaren
The expression is notable, for the song of the sky is thunder and the theophany that of Sinai.
The Lords of the GhostlandEdgar Saltus
They do not deny a theophany in the gift of Christianity; but they deny two very different things, viz.:—1.
Studies of ChristianityJames Martineau
That this is theophany alone;—that is, they look for some divine elements elsewhere; and they look for some human here.
Studies of ChristianityJames Martineau
In all these cases the angels, like the Mal'akh Yahweh, are connected with or represent a theophany.
theophany
noun plural -nies
Word Origin for theophany
C17: from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from theo- + phainein to show
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