Epiphany
1
7.2
- noun
- /ɪˈpɪfəni/
:
Epifanía
- I would allow it before epiphany.
Around the same Epiphany date, the God's Gift Day.
- Around the same Epiphany date, the God's Gift Day.
- Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration beginning on or after the Christian feast of the Epiphany feast.
Examples
-
What enlightenment, what epiphany could possibly compare?
Academic text (2007) -
Furthermore, the apostle who throws himself at Jesus's feet adores him even before the epiphany is completely fulfilled.
Academic text (2007) -
Did you have a religious epiphany?
-
Like a religious epiphany.
-
The opposition of light and darkness that underlies Christ's epiphany is likely to suggest the dialectical relation.
Academic text (2007) -
Christians celebrate Epiphany on January 6th to honor the visit of the wise men to Jesus.
-
Last year, we gathered at our local church to celebrate Epiphany with a special service.
-
Many families have traditions for Epiphany, such as sharing a special meal together.
Synonyms
1
1.4
A Christian festival marking the visit of the three wise men to the baby Jesus
A Christian festival twelve days after Christmas to remember the visit of the wise men to the baby Jesus
A Christian holiday twelve days after Christmas that remembers the visit of three wise men to baby Jesus
A day twelve days after Christmas when Christians remember the visit of the three wise men
Compounds
A Christian festival twelve days after Christmas to remember the visit of the wise men to the baby Jesus
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Epiphany comes from the Greek epiphaneia, meaning 'appearance' or 'showing', and its parts epi- ('upon') and phan- ('to show') are like the English word 'appear'. So the January 6th festival is called Epiphany because it remembers the 'showing' of Jesus to the world when the three wise men arrived.