theophany

Noun

Meaning

A manifestation of God to man by actual appearance, usually as an incarnation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

avatar banshee evidence epiphany appearance coming expression exposure emergence disclosure dissemination embodiment apparition astral twelfth-night
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Antonyms

being death world conclusion disorder conviction
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Hypernyms

manifestation

Related terms

epiphany christophany hierophany

Phrases with the word

eve of theophany

Derivatives

-nies

Examples

There is no theophany that is not prefigured in the very constitution of the human being, made as it is "in the image of God"; and esoterism aims at actualizing what is divine in this mirror of God that is man. Frithjof Schuon

Dick himself is a major character, though fictitious protagonist Nicholas Brady serves as a vehicle for Dick's alleged gnostic theophany on February 11, 1974. Source: Internet

John Chrysostom ably summed up things in his homily on this very text, and I am paraphrasing him here-- At the former theophany the people stood far off. Source: Internet

The imagery of thunder and lightning, fire and earthquake which attends YHWH's theophany in Old Testament poetic texts has most often been interpreted as a series of metaphors in biblical scholarship. Source: Internet

Theophany A theophany is a manifestation (appearance) of a god – in the Bible, an appearance of the God of Israel, accompanied by storms – the earth trembles, the mountains quake, the heavens pour rain, thunder peals and lightning flashes. Source: Internet

"Many understand the angel of the Lord as a true theophany. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

theophagic theophagy theophanic Theophila theophilanthropic theophilanthropical