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Epiphany

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Meaning

Noun

An
or
, often
in a personal
of
,
, or wonder.
In Christianity:
Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany.
A
of the
of Jesus Christ, especially to the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12), but also at his
and the Wedding at Cana.
An
Christian
these
, usually on January 6, the
after Christmas.
In Christianity:
The day of the
, January 6, or sometimes (in Western Christianity), the Sunday between January 2 and 8.
The
or time of the Christian
year, either from the Epiphany
to Shrove Tuesday (
Ash Wednesday, the
of Lent), or from the Epiphany
to the
of Candlemas (marking the
of Jesus Christ in the Temple in Jerusalem).

Name

A
given name
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

epiphany
English
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epyphanie
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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epiphania
Latin
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ἐπιφάνεια
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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ἐπιφαίνω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἐπιφανής
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
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