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epiphanic

epiphanic

1 9.4
Sudden moment when you understand something clearly
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛpɪˈfænɪk/
translation icon : 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
7.7

Making new important facts known about people or groups

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

Antonyms

389 1.8

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

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

How Insightful

revelatory
9 7.3
epiphanic
1 9.4
insightful
79 5.7
illuminating
17 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.