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epiphanic

epiphanic

1 9.4
Sudden moment when you understand something clearly
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛpɪˈfænɪk/
: epifánico
  • Faber discovers the epiphanic joy of being here and now, and for the first time catches himself in the act of singing the praises of life.
  • epiphanic moment
  • epiphanic short story

Examples

  • His epiphanic realization during the meeting led to a breakthrough in the project.

  • Many people report experiencing epiphanic insights during meditation or quiet reflection.

  • And the Church serves a very important role in this revelatory, epiphanic process.

    Blog text (32)
  • They are the mysterious, epiphanic experiences that unite the beginning and the end.

    Academic text (1995)
  • This epiphanic view of life brings Faber close to an almost religious vision: the experience of "eternity in the instant."

    Academic text (1993)
  • And yet what makes the Roman these viable as such is not so much the doctrine as it is Marcelo's epiphanic conversion.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Martha is walking home at dusk through the bush when she has an epiphanic vision of the veld and of two bucks that have come out to graze:

    Academic text (1993)
  • After reading the book, she had an epiphanic moment that changed her perspective on life.

Synonyms

revelational
vsepiphanic
1 7.7

Making new important facts known about people or groups

describes an inward sudden insight rather than an external act of revealing

Antonyms

351 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

275 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

How Insightful

revelatory
8 7.3
epiphanic
1 9.4
insightful
74 5.7
illuminating
24 4.3

Surface Forms

epiphanic positive

Morphology

epiphanic = epiphany (transparent) = epiphany + ic

Formed by the noun 'epiphany' plus the productive adjective suffix '-ic', meaning 'relating to an epiphany'.

Etymology

Epiphanic comes from the Greek parts epi- meaning 'on' and phanein meaning 'to show', and it shares the same root as epiphany, which can mean a sudden 'appearance' of an idea. So an epiphanic moment is when a thought or truth suddenly appears in your mind and you understand it.