Antonyms for epiphany
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-pif-uh-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈpɪf ə ni |
Definition of epiphany
Origin :- early 14c., "festival of the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles" (celebrated Jan. 6; usually with a capital -E-), from Old French epiphanie, from Late Latin epiphania, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular), from late Greek epiphaneia "manifestation, striking appearance" (in New Testament, "advent or manifestation of Christ"), from epiphanes "manifest, conspicuous," from epiphainein "to manifest, display," from epi "on, to" (see epi-) + phainein "to show" (see phantasm).
- Of divine beings other than Christ, first recorded 1660s; general literary sense of "any manifestation or revelation" appeared 1840, first in De Quincey.
- noun revelation
- The rest will to Dax when the prince starts, which will be before the feast of the Epiphany.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- We witnessed a very gorgeous procession on the feast of the Epiphany.
- Extract from : « Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak » by Harriette McDougall
- Well, this year, at Epiphany, it had been snowing for a week.
- Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 5 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
- I should say I did remember that Epiphany supper during the war!
- Extract from : « Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete » by Guy de Maupassant
- The Collect for the first Sunday after Epiphany is wonderful.
- Extract from : « Life of John Coleridge Patteson » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- But I want, to-night, to give you a third meaning for the Epiphany star.
- Extract from : « The Following of the Star » by Florence L. Barclay
- See what has been said on the subject of the Three Kings in the account of the Epiphany.
- Extract from : « The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16) » by Sabine Baring-Gould
- We are much occupied here with a grand ball which will take place the night before the Epiphany.
- Extract from : « The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr » by Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon
- Ftes are held here during Carnival, and a fair at the Epiphany.
- Extract from : « Rambles in Rome » by S. Russell Forbes
- A season of great enjoyment is the Carnival, which with them begins at the Epiphany.
- Extract from : « The Valleys of Tirol » by R. H. Busk
Synonyms for epiphany
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