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epiphany
e·piph·a·ny
[
i píffənee
]
(
plural
e·piph·a·nies
)
noun
Definition:
1.
sudden realization:
a sudden intuitive leap of understanding, especially through an ordinary but striking occurrence
It came to him in an epiphany what his life's work was to be.
2.
appearance of god:
the supposed manifestation of a divine being
[
Early 17th century. See
Epiphany
]
ep·i·phan·ic
[
èppə fánnik
]
adjective
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