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

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

From Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries by Besant, Annie Wood

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

True, 'Freedom' implies the Exodus; 'Revelation,' the Sinaitic theophany; 'Joy,' the harvest merry-makings, and perhaps some connection with the biblical narrative of Israel's wanderings in the wilderness.

From Judaism by Abrahams, Israel

In the Priestly Code it almost loses the character of a theophany entirely.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius