Etymology

theophany

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Today it means: A manifestation of a deity to a person. Full definition →

Late Latin theophania
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromtheophania
  2. English todaytheophany

From Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany, from θεός (theós, “God”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”).

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