theophany

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /θiːˈɒfəni/

Noun

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.

Related terms

• epiphany
• hierophany

Translations

a visible manifestation of a deity

• Dutch: theofanie (nl) m
• French: théophanie (fr) f
• German: Theophanie (de) f
• Greek: θεοφάνεια (el) (theofáneia) f
• Interlingua: theophania (ia) m
• Italian: teofania (it) f
• Latin: theophania (la) f
• Luxembourgish: Theophanie (lb) f

• Norwegian: teofani (no) m
• Polish: teofania (pl) f
• Portuguese: teofania (pt) f
• Russian: теофания (ru) (teofanija) f
• Slovak: teofánia (sk) f
• Spanish: teofanía (es) f
• Swedish: teofani (sv) c