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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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