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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • theophanic, adjective
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Other Words From

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

Origin of theophany1

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

Origin of theophany1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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