epiphany
(noun) a divine manifestation
Epiphany, Epiphany of Our Lord, Twelfth day, Three Kings' Day, January
(noun) twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
epiphany (plural epiphanies)
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
(Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany.
• (illuminating realization or discovery): aha moment, enlightenment, nirvana, satori
• (manifestation of a deity): theophany
Epiphany (plural Epiphanies) (Christianity)
The appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi on the twelfth day after Christmas.
An annual Christian feast celebrating this event.
The day of the celebration, January 6th, or sometimes (in Western Christianity), the Sunday between January 2nd and 8th.
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 the Presentation of Christ in the Temple.
• Twelfth Day
• Twelfthtide, Twelvetide (one sense)
Source: Wiktionary
E*piph"a*ny, n. Etym: [F. Ă©piphanie, L. epiphania, Gr. Fancy.]
1. An appearance, or a becoming manifest. Whom but just before they beheld transfigured and in a glorious epiphany upon the mount. Jer. Taylor. An epic poet, if ever such a difficult birth should make its epiphany in Paris. De Quincey.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: A church festival celebrated on the 6th of January, the twelfth day after Christmas, in commemoration of the visit of the Magi of the East to Bethlehem, to see and worship the child Jesus; or, as others maintain, to commemorate the appearance of the star to the Magi, symbolizing the manifestation of Christ to the Gentles; Twelfthtide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
