theophany

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Etymology [edit]

From Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany.

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  • (UK) IPA: /θiːˈɒfəni/

Noun [edit]

theophany (plural theophanies)

  1. A manifestation of a deity to a man.
    • 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage 2010, p. 47:
      It was a bewildering theophany, since it was impossible to make out anything clearly in the stormy obscurity of thunder, lightning, smoke and wind.

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