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theophany

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /θiːˈɒfəni/
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1

name

Meaning 1

Any of various specific theophanies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

Any of various specific theophanies.

One of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church, commemorating the revelation of Jesus' divinity, especially in his baptism by John the Baptist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A manifestation of a deity to a person.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: manifestation

History

Etymology

From Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany, from θεός (theós, “God”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”).

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عِيد الظُهُور الْإِلَٰهِيّ (ʕīd aẓ-ẓuhūr al-ʔilāhiyy) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • French: Théophanie — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Greek: Θεοφάνια (Theofánia) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Ingrian: Veserista — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Japanese: 神現祭 (shingensai) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Komi-Zyrian: Крещенньӧ (Kreščenńö) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Komi-Zyrian: ва вежӧдан лун (va vežödan lun) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Malayalam: ദനഹാ (danahā) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Eastern Mari: Крешене (Krešeńe) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Eastern Mari: Юмо чыкыме кече (JUmo čykyme keče) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Portuguese: teofania — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Russian: Богоявление (Bogojavlenije) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Russian: Крещение Господне (Kreščenije Gospodne) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Slovak: teofánia — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Upper Sorbian: teofanija — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Udmurt: Йӧвылэсултон (Jövylesulton) — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Ukrainian: Йордан — one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Arabic: ظُهُورٌ إِلَهِيّ (ẓuhūrun ʔilahiyy) — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Catalan: teofania — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天主顯現 /天主显现 (Tiānzhǔ xiǎnxiàn) — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Dutch: theofanie — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • French: théophanie — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Galician: teofanía — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • German: Theophanie — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Greek: θεοφάνεια (theofáneia) — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Hungarian: teofánia — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Indonesian: teofani — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Interlingua: theophania — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Italian: teofania — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Latin: theophania — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Luxembourgish: Theophanie — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Macedonian: богојавление (bogojavlenie) — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Macedonian: теофанија (teofanija) — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Norwegian: teofani — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Polish: teofania — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Portuguese: teofania — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Romanian: teofanie — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Russian: теофания (teofanija) — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Slovak: teofánia — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Spanish: teofanía — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Swedish: teofani — a visible manifestation of a deity
  • Ottoman Turkish: تجلی (tecelli) — a visible manifestation of a deity