Epiphany  

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In common parlance, an epiphany refers to a manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being or an illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.

Etymology

From Old French epyphanie, from Late Latin epiphania, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epiphaneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”), from ἐπιφαίνω (epiphainō, “I appear, display”), from ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + φαίνω (phainō, “I shine, appear”). English Epiphany (of Christ) since the 14th century, generic use since the 17th century. Epiphany may refer to:

Religion and social sciences

• Epiphany (feeling), an experience of sudden and striking realization
• Epiphany (religion), the appearance of a deity to a human, known as theophany
  • Epiphany (holiday), a Christian holiday on January 6 marking the theophany of the infant Jesus to the Magi
  • Second Coming of Christ, the anticipated theophany (epiphany) of Jesus as a return to Earth
  • The festival of Epiphany in the liturgical Filianic Calendar
• Hierophany, an epiphany or manifestation of the sacred more broadly defined than a theophany
• Darśana, Hindu term commonly used for "visions of the divine"

Art

• The Epiphany (Bosch), a triptych and earlier panel painting Epiphany by Hieronymus Bosch
• Epiphany (painting), by Dutch painter Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
• Epifania, a drawing by Michelangelo

People

• John of Epiphania, sixth-century Byzantine historian

See also

• Epiphanes (disambiguation)
• Epiphone, a guitar manufacturer owned by the Gibson Guitar Corporation
• Tiffany (given name)