an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
Christophany in American English
(krɪˈstɑfəni)
nounWord forms: plural-nies
an appearance of Christ after His Resurrection, esp. as recorded in the New Testament
Word origin
[1840–50; christo- + -phany]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, organizer, sensationalism, set piece, warmupChristo- is a combining form representing Christ in compound words. Other words that use the affix Christo- include: Christocentric, Christogram, Christology