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Word of the Day – Theophany

By April 18, 2021Word of the Day

Theophany (noun)

thee-of-an-ee

A visible manifestation to humankind of God or a god.

Old English, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek theophaneia, from theos ‘god’ + phainein ‘to show’.

Example sentences

“A great theophany rose before us.”

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