epiphanic
- adjective
- /ˌɛpɪˈfænɪk/
- 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
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His epiphanic realization during the meeting led to a breakthrough in the project.
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Many people report experiencing epiphanic insights during meditation or quiet reflection.
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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
Making new important facts known about people or groups
Antonyms
How Insightful
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.