Epiphany - Religion and Social Sciences

Religion and Social Sciences

  • the appearance of a deity to a human; see theophany
    • Epiphany (holiday), a Christian holiday on January 6 marking the epiphany of the infant Jesus to the Magi
    • Second Coming of Christ, the anticipated epiphany of Jesus as a return to Earth
  • Hierophany, an epiphany or manifestation of the sacred more broadly defined than a theophany
  • Darśana, Hindu term commonly used for "visions of the divine"
  • Epiphany (feeling), a sudden realization of great truth

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