theophany

[ thee-of-uh-nee ]

/ θiˈɒf ə ni /

noun, plural the·oph·a·nies.

a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.

Origin of theophany

1625–35; <Late Latin theophania<Late Greek theopháneia.See theo-, -phany

OTHER WORDS FROM theophany

the·o·phan·ic

[thee-uh-fan-ik], /ˌθi əˈfæn ɪk/, the·oph·a·nous, adjective

Words nearby theophany

only game in town, the, The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, theonomy, theopathy, theophagy, theophany, Theophilus, theophobia, Theophrastus, theophylline, theophylline ethylenediamine

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Example sentences from the Web for theophany

They do not deny a theophany in the gift of Christianity; but they deny two very different things, viz.:—1.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
That this is theophany alone;—that is, they look for some divine elements elsewhere; and they look for some human here.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
In all these cases the angels, like the Mal'akh Yahweh, are connected with or represent a theophany.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Whatever that theophany had taught him, it had not yet fully removed his perplexity.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar

Why should a mere description of a theophany, which had nothing to do with the psalmist's theme, have been tacked on to it?
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2|Alexander Maclaren

British Dictionary definitions for theophany

theophany

/ (θɪˈɒfənɪ) /

noun plural -nies

theol a manifestation of a deity to man in a form that, though visible, is not necessarily material

Derived forms of theophany

theophanic (θɪəˈfænɪk) or theophanous, adjective

Word Origin for theophany

C17: from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from theo- + phainein to show

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单词	theophany
释义	theophany [ thee-of-uh-nee ] / θiˈɒf ə ni / noun, plural the·oph·a·nies. a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person. Origin of theophany 1625–35; <Late Latin theophania<Late Greek theopháneia.See theo-, -phany OTHER WORDS FROM theophany the·o·phan·ic [thee-uh-fan-ik], /ˌθi əˈfæn ɪk/, the·oph·a·nous, adjective Words nearby theophany only game in town, the, The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, theonomy, theopathy, theophagy, theophany, Theophilus, theophobia, Theophrastus, theophylline, theophylline ethylenediamine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for theophany They do not deny a theophany in the gift of Christianity; but they deny two very different things, viz.:—1. Studies of Christianity\|James Martineau That this is theophany alone;—that is, they look for some divine elements elsewhere; and they look for some human here. Studies of Christianity\|James Martineau In all these cases the angels, like the Mal'akh Yahweh, are connected with or represent a theophany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1\|Various Whatever that theophany had taught him, it had not yet fully removed his perplexity. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings\|F. W. Farrar Why should a mere description of a theophany, which had nothing to do with the psalmist's theme, have been tacked on to it? The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2\|Alexander Maclaren British Dictionary definitions for theophany theophany / (θɪˈɒfənɪ) / noun plural -nies theol a manifestation of a deity to man in a form that, though visible, is not necessarily material Derived forms of theophany theophanic (θɪəˈfænɪk) or theophanous, adjective Word Origin for theophany C17: from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from theo- + phainein to show Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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