epiphany

Pluralepiphanies, Epiphanies

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   sudden understandingnouncountable

   A sudden moment when you understand something important, often with a happy or amazed feeling.

   Like a light switching on in a dark room.

   Halfway through the math test, I had an epiphany, and the whole problem suddenly made sense.

   She had many small epiphanies during her year living abroad.

   Similarenlightenment

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   Christian holidaynoun · Epiphanycountable or uncountable

   A Christian holiday, usually on January 6, that remembers the moments when Jesus was shown to be divine.

   We always take down our Christmas tree on Epiphany.

   Our church has a special service for Epiphany every year.

   SimilarTheophany

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   Christ shown divinenoun · Epiphanycountable or uncountable

   Jesus being shown as divine, above all to the wise men, and also at his baptism and a wedding.

   The painting shows the Epiphany, with the wise men kneeling before the child.

   Our pastor preached about the Epiphany at the river, when Jesus was baptized.

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   god appearingnouncountable

   A time when a god or another being with special powers appears to people.

   In the old story, the goddess's epiphany came as a white deer in the forest.

   The villagers believed the bright light over the hill was an epiphany of their god.

   Similartheophany

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   church seasonnoun · Epiphanycountable or uncountable

   The weeks of the church year after the Epiphany holiday, lasting until just before Lent or until a feast called Candlemas.

   Epiphany is short this year because Easter comes early.

   Our church keeps the Christmas star up all through Epiphany.

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