epıphany

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Definition of epıphany in English English dictionary

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EPIPHANY

a divine manifestation

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(Gr Theophania; Sl Bogoyavleniye) The feast commemorating the baptism of Christ in the Orthodox Church (January 6), and celebrating the ''manifestation'' of God in the Holy Trinity

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An appearance or manifestation, particularly of a divine being; typically sudden and accompanied by dramatic natural effects (Exod 3, 6, 19, 24; Isa 6; Job 38-42; etc )

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January 6, a day for commemorating God making Himself known to all people The ancient church associated this with the visit of the "wise men" to baby Jesus

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Christian thinkers used this term to signify a manifestation of God's presence in the world It has since become in modern fiction and poetry the standard term for the sudden flare into revelation of an ordinary object or scene In particular, the epiphany is a revelation of such power and insight that it alters the entire world-view of the thinker who experiences it Shakespeare's Twelfth Night takes place on the Feast of the Epiphany, and the theme of revelation is prevalent in the work James Joyce used the term epiphany to describe personal revelations such as that of Gabriel Conroy in the short story "The Dead" in Dubliners

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(January 6th) the day on which the 3 Wise Men brought gifts of myrrh, gold, and frankincense to Christ at His birth This is the day after "Twelfth Night" (BCP pp 162 – 165, 214 – 217)

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Epiphany is from the Greek [epiphaneia] meaning "to show," and by implication, an appearance or reveling It is when something becomes clear in a way not known before It is used to illustrate a sudden manifestation of the essence of divine revelation A discovery of God in some before unexpected or unknown way When Jesus Christ was visited by the Magi and His divinity was revealed to the world, this was an epiphany A revealed moment that brought to light the treasure of the heart

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Secularly, a revelation in the everyday world, where the whatness of a common thing or gesture becomes radiant and deeply comprehended to the observer --either the observer in the text or to the audience

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January 6; a feast celebrating the visit of the Wisemen to the infant Jesus; the end of the Christmas season

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The sudden flare into revelation of an ordinary object of scene A sudden sense of radiance and revelation that one may feel while perceiving a commonplace object

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feast of the 6th January, associated with the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus

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A moment of awareness, of revelation Joyce believed that short stories, by their very nature, tend to be about epiphanal moments

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twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

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January 6; a feast celebrating the visit of the Wise Men to the infant Jesus Epiphany marks the end of the twelve days of Christmas (the Christmas season) Epiphany is also one of the seasons of the Church, running from the end of Christmas to Ash Wednesday

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A sudden, intuitive realization through and ordinary circumstance Examples: Araby, James Joyce "Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger " (pg 231)

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The festival (January 6) of the Manifestation of Christ to the Wise Men of the East

Hyphenation

e·pıp·hany

Synonyms

satori, enlightenment

Etymology

[ i-pi-f&-nE ] (noun.) 14th century. From Old French epiphanie from Late Latin epiphania from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epiphaneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”) from ἐπιφαίνω (epiphainō, “I appear, display”) from ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + φαίνω (phainō, “I shine, appear”). English Epiphany (of Christ) since the 14th century, generic use since the 17th century.