theophany
see also: Theophany
Pronunciation
Theophany
Noun
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see also: Theophany
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /θiːˈɒfəni/
theophany (plural theophanies)
- A manifestation of a deity to a person.
- 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage 2010, p. 47:
- It was a bewildering theophany, since it was impossible to make out anything clearly in the stormy obscurity of thunder, lightning, smoke and wind.
- 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage 2010, p. 47:
- French: théophanie
- German: Theophanie
- Italian: teofania
- Portuguese: teofania
- Russian: теофания
- Spanish: teofanía
Theophany
Noun
theophany (plural Theophanies)
- One of the Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church, commemorating the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist.
- French: Théophanie
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