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Epiphany

E·piph·a·ny [ i píffənee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Christian festival celebrating Jesus Christ's divinity: a Christian festival marking the visit of the Magi to celebrate Jesus Christ's birth or, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the baptism of Jesus Christ.January 6.

[14th century. Via French< Greek epiphaneia "manifestation" < epiphanein "to manifest" < phanein "to show"]
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