theophany
theophany · theophanies
теофания
Theophanie
A manifestation of a deity to a personA manifestation of a deity to a person.
/θiːˈɒfəni/
Meaning
1 sensesA manifestation of a deity to a person.
Theophanie
теофанияteofanija
a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a visible manifestation of a deity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a visible manifestation of a deity:
Origin
From Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany, from θεός (theós, “God”) + φαFrom Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany, from θεός (theós, “God”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”).
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Forms
plural: theophanies| Singular | theophany |
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Word family
4 related wordsDerivedtheophanic