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theophany en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /θiːˈɒfəni/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Coordinates

apparition

Deriveds

theophanic

Relateds

Christophany · theosophy · epiphany · hierophany · Theophany

Translations (26)

ca teofania (a visible manifestation of a deity) · fr théophanie (a visible manifestation of a deity) · el θεοφάνεια (a visible manifestation of a deity) · mk теофанија (a visible manifestation of a deity) · de Theophanie (a visible manifestation of a deity) · ru теофания (a visible manifestation of a deity) · cmn 天主顯現 /天主显现 (a visible manifestation of a deity) · nl theofanie (a visible manifestation of a deity) · mk богојавление (a visible manifestation of a deity) · sk teofánia (a visible manifestation of a deity) · ro teofanie (a visible manifestation of a deity) · fi teofania (a visible manifestation of a deity) · ota تجلی (a visible manifestation of a deity) · it teofania (a visible manifestation of a deity) · es teofanía (a visible manifestation of a deity) · gl teofanía (a visible manifestation of a deity) · ar ظُهُورٌ إِلَهِيّ (a visible manifestation of a deity) · la theophania (a visible manifestation of a deity) · pt teofania (a visible manifestation of a deity) · sv teofani (a visible manifestation of a deity) · lb Theophanie (a visible manifestation of a deity) · no teofani (a visible manifestation of a deity) · hu teofánia (a visible manifestation of a deity) · ia theophania (a visible manifestation of a deity) · pl teofania (a visible manifestation of a deity) · id teofani (a visible manifestation of a deity)