Meaning of theophany in English

1. Pronunciation

   /θiˈɑfəni/

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1. Noun

   theophany

   Etymology

   Old English, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek theophaneia, from theos‘god’ + phainein‘to show’

   Definitions

   1. a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person