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Noun: epiphany  e'pi-fu-nee
  1. A divine manifestation
    "The saint claimed to have experienced an epiphany while praying"
     
  2. A moment of sudden understanding or revelation
    "She had an epiphany about her career path while on vacation"
Noun: Epiphany  i'pi-fu-nee
  1. Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
    - Epiphany of Our Lord, Twelfth day, Three Kings' Day, January 6

Derived forms: Epiphanies, epiphanies

Type of: Christian holy day, manifestation

Part of: Jan, January

Encyclopedia: Epiphany