name
Meaning 1
A female given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
epiphany
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈpɪfəni/
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈpɪfni/
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɛˈpɪfəni/
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noun
Meaning 2
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- It came to her in an epiphany what her life's work was to be.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aha moment, enlightenment, eureka moment, nirvana, satori
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: theophany
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A manifestation of the divinity of Jesus Christ, especially to the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12), but also at his baptism and the Wedding at Cana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
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noun
Meaning 6
An annual Christian feast celebrating these events, usually on January 6, the twelfth day after Christmas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Three Kings' Day, Twelfth Day, Twelfthtide, Twelvetide, Theophany
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
The day of the celebration, January 6, or sometimes (in Western Christianity), the Sunday between January 2 and 8.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
The season or time of the Christian church year, either from the Epiphany feast day to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent), or from the Epiphany feast day to the feast of Candlemas (marking the presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple in Jerusalem).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
an experience of sudden and striking insight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity, human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
a divine manifestation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: manifestation
noun
Meaning 11
twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Epiphany of Our Lord, Twelfth day, Three Kings' Day, January 6
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Christian holy day
History
Etymology
PIE word *h1epi See epiphany.
From Middle English epiphanie, from Old French epyphanie, from Late Latin epiphania, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”), from ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō, “I appear, display”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”). English Epiphany (of Christ) since the 14th century, generic use since the 17th century.
Across languages
Translations
184 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: Epifanie — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- Esperanto: Epifanio — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- Finnish: epifania — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- German: Erscheinung des Herrn — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- German: Epiphanie — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- Macedonian: Епифа́нија (Epifánija) — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- Norwegian Bokmål: epifani — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- Polish: Epifania — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- Polish: Objawienie Pańskie — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- Serbo-Croatian: Epifanija — appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi
- Aghwan: 𐔰𐕄𐕒𐕡𐕄𐕆𐔶𐕒𐕡𐕎 (aḳuḳhēun) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Amharic: የጥምቀት በዓል (yäṭməḳät bäʿal) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Arabic: الْغِطَاس (al-ḡiṭās) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Arabic: عِيد اَلْغِطَاس (ʕīd al-ḡiṭās) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Armenian: Հայտնություն (Haytnutʻyun) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Aromanian: Pãtigiuni — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Bulgarian: Богоявле́ние (Bogojavlénie) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Bulgarian: Йордановден (Jordanovden) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Bulgarian: Во́дици (Vódici) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Catalan: Epifania — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Catalan: Dia de Reis — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Catalan: Reis — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Chinese Mandarin: 主顯節 /主显节 (Zhǔxiǎnjié) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Czech: Epifanie — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Danish: helligtrekongersdag — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Dutch: Epifanie — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Dutch: Driekoningen — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Esperanto: Epifanio — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Estonian: kolmekuningapäev — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Faroese: trettanda — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Faroese: trettandadagur — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Faroese: trettandi — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Finnish: loppiainen — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- French: Épiphanie — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- French: fête des Rois — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Galician: Epifanía — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- German: Dreikönigsfest — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- German: Erscheinung des Herrn — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- German: Heilige Drei Könige — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Greek: Θεοφάνεια (Theofáneia) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Greek: Θεοφάνια (Theofánia) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Greek: Φώτα (Fóta) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Ancient Greek: Θεοφάνεια (Theopháneia) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Hungarian: epifánia — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Hungarian: vízkereszt — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Icelandic: þrettándi — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Irish: Eipeafáine — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Irish: Nollaig Bheag — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Irish: Nollaig na mBan — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Old Irish: notlaic becc — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Old Irish: notlaic stéille — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Italian: Epifania — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Italian: Befana — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Japanese: エピファニー (Epifanī) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Japanese: 公現祭 (Kōgensai) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Khmer: អេពីផានី (ʼeepiiphaanii) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Latin: Epiphanīa — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Latvian: Triju Ķēniņu diena — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Latvian: Zvaigznes diena — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Lithuanian: Trys karaliai — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Luxembourgish: Dräikinneksdag — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Macedonian: Богојавле́ние (Bogojavlénie) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Macedonian: Во́дици (Vódici) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Maltese: Epifanija — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Maltese: Tre Re — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Manx: Feailley Çhybbyrt Ushtey — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Manx: Laa Çhebbal Ooashley — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Manx: Laa Gymmyrt Ushtey — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Māori: Whakaaturanga — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Norwegian Bokmål: helligtrekongersdag — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Norwegian Bokmål: trettendedag — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Norwegian Bokmål: epifania — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Polish: Epifania — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Polish: Objawienie Pańskie — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Polish: Trzech Króli — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Portuguese: Epifania — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Romanian: Bobotează — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Russian: Богоявле́ние (Bogojavlénije) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Russian: Явле́ние (Javlénije) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Russian: Эпифа́ния (Epifánija) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Scottish Gaelic: Fèill an Taisbeanaidh — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Scottish Gaelic: Là nan Trì Rìghrean — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Serbo-Croatian: Epifanija — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Serbo-Croatian: Богојављење — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Serbo-Croatian: Bogojavljenje — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Spanish: Epifanía — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Swedish: trettondag — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Swedish: Trettondedagen — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Swedish: Trettondedag jul — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Tagalog: Pista ng Tatlong Hari — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Ukrainian: Богоя́влення (Bohojávlennja) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Ukrainian: Водо́хреще (Vodóxrešče) — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Vietnamese: Lễ Hiển Linh — annual Christian feast celebrating this event
- Bulgarian: Богоявле́ние (Bogojavlénie) — day of the celebration
- Bulgarian: Йордановден (Jordanovden) — day of the celebration
- Bulgarian: Во́дици (Vódici) — day of the celebration
- Finnish: loppiainen — day of the celebration
- French: Jour des rois — day of the celebration
- German: Dreikönigstag — day of the celebration
- Norwegian Bokmål: helligtrekongersdag — day of the celebration
- Norwegian Bokmål: trettendedag — day of the celebration
- Norwegian Bokmål: epifania — day of the celebration
- Polish: Epifania — day of the celebration
- Spanish: Día de Reyes — day of the celebration
- Finnish: härkäviikot — season or time of the Christian church year
- Polish: Epifania — season or time of the Christian church year
- Arabic: تَجَلٍّ (tajallin) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Bulgarian: проглеждане (progleždane) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Bulgarian: прозрение (prozrenie) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Chinese Mandarin: 頓悟 /顿悟 (dùnwù) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Chinese Mandarin: 洞察 (dòngchá) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Chinese Mandarin: 領悟 /领悟 (lǐngwù) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Danish: åbenbaring — illuminating realization or discovery
- Dutch: epifanie — illuminating realization or discovery
- Dutch: ingeving — illuminating realization or discovery
- Finnish: ahaa-elämys — illuminating realization or discovery
- Finnish: oivallus — illuminating realization or discovery
- Finnish: valaistus — illuminating realization or discovery
- French: illumination — illuminating realization or discovery
- French: révélation — illuminating realization or discovery
- French: déclic — illuminating realization or discovery
- German: Erleuchtung — illuminating realization or discovery
- German: Heureka-Moment — illuminating realization or discovery
- German: Aha-Erlebnis — illuminating realization or discovery
- Hebrew: הֶאָרָה (heará) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Hungarian: felismerés — illuminating realization or discovery
- Hungarian: megvilágosodás — illuminating realization or discovery
- Hungarian: reveláció — illuminating realization or discovery
- Italian: rivelazione — illuminating realization or discovery
- Japanese: 洞察 (dōsatsu) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Macedonian: прогледување (progleduvanje) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Norwegian Bokmål: åpenbaring — illuminating realization or discovery
- Polish: epifania — illuminating realization or discovery
- Polish: objawienie — illuminating realization or discovery
- Polish: olśnienie — illuminating realization or discovery
- Portuguese: epifania — illuminating realization or discovery
- Romanian: epifanie — illuminating realization or discovery
- Russian: прозре́ние (prozrénije) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Russian: озаре́ние (ozarénije) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Serbo-Croatian: epifànija — illuminating realization or discovery
- Ukrainian: прозріння (prozrinnja) — illuminating realization or discovery
- Arabic: تَجَلٍّ (tajallin) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Bulgarian: богоявле́ние (bogojavlénie) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Chinese Mandarin: 顯示 /显示 (xiǎnshì) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Czech: zjevení — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Danish: åbenbaring — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Dutch: verschijning — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Dutch: openbaring — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Esperanto: epifanio — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Finnish: ilmestys — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- French: apparition — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Galician: epifanía — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- German: Erscheinung — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- German: Offenbarung — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- German: Manifestation — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- German: Epiphanie — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Greek: επιφάνεια (epifáneia) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Greek: θεοφάνεια (theofáneia) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Hungarian: megtestesülés — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Hungarian: megjelenés — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Hungarian: epifánia — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Icelandic: guðdómsbirting — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Italian: epifania — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Italian: Epifania — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Italian: ierofania — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Italian: apparizione — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Italian: befana — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Japanese: エピファニー (Epifanī) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Macedonian: богојавление (bogojavlenie) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Norwegian Bokmål: åpenbaring — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Polish: epifania — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Polish: objawienie — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Portuguese: epifania — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Portuguese: manifestação — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Romanian: epifanie — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Russian: явле́ние (javlénije) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Russian: богоявле́ние (bogojavlénije) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Serbo-Croatian: epifànija — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Serbo-Croatian: bogojávljēnje — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Spanish: epifanía — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Spanish: manifestación — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Ottoman Turkish: تجلی (tecelli) — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Venetan: Pifanìa — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being
- Venetan: Pefanìa — manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being