e·piph·a·ny n. ( -p f -n )
\E*piph"a*ny\, n. [Middle English epiphanie, from Middle French,
from Late Latin epiphania, from Late Greek, plural, probably alteration of Greek
epiphaneia appearance, manifestation, from epiphainein to manifest, from epi- +
phainein to show.]
- (a) A usually sudden manifestation
or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something or (b) An
intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple
and striking.
- (a) An illuminating discovery or
(b) a revealing scene or moment.
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