Dictionary

Theophany en · PROPN

Meanings

1. Any of various specific theophanies.
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.
   • The Byzantine tradition concentrates all the birth narratives, including the Magi, at Christmas. Theophany is very much the feast of the Baptism of Christ, being marked by the very important ceremony of the great Blessing of Water[…] 2010 May 10, Ken Parry, The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 333:
   • Originally, the feast of Theophany included Christ's birth, the adoration of the Magi, and Christ's childhood narratives, such as his circumcision and his presentation in the temple. It also included his baptism and the wedding at Cana[…] 2019 December 6, Mary Kathryn Lowell, Treasure in a Box: A Guide to the Icons of St. Andrew, Archway Publishing, →ISBN:

Forms

Translations (17)

sk teofánia (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · udm Йӧвылэсултон (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · ml ദനഹാ (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · uk Йордан (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · el Θεοφάνια (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · ru Богоявление (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · kpv Крещенньӧ (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · mhr Юмо чыкыме кече (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · izh Veserista (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · kpv ва вежӧдан лун (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · ru Крещение Господне (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · ja 神現祭 (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · ar عِيد الظُهُور الْإِلَٰهِيّ (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · fr Théophanie (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · hsb teofanija (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · mhr Крешене (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church) · pt teofania (one of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church)