theophany
noun
the·oph·a·ny thē-ˈä-fə-nē 
plural theophanies
: a visible manifestation of a deity
theophanic
ˌthē-ə-ˈfa-nik
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The winged trio is said by some to symbolize the Holy Trinity and is an elegant example of theophany, or the appearance of a deity, in a painting. 
Mary Norris, Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2013
Mary Norris, Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2013 Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from Greek the- + -phaneia (as in epiphaneia appearance) — more at epiphany
First Known Use
circa 1633, in the meaning defined above
- deposit administration
- deposit banking
- deposit copy
- deposit currency
- deposit money
- deposit of faith
- deposit premium company
- deposit premium mutual
- deposit slip
- deposit station
- deposita miserabilia
- deposita necessaria
- depositaries
- depositary
- depositation
- depositations
- deposited
- depositing
- deposition
- deposition from the cross
- allusively
- allusiveness
- allusivenesses
- alluvia
- alluvial