n.
Pronunciation: th ē - ' ä-f ə -n ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
Etymology: Medieval Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from Greek the- + -phaneia (as in epiphaneia appearance) ― more at EPIPHANY
Date: circa 1633
: a visible manifestation of a deity
– theo · phan · ic \ ˌ th ē - ə - ' fa-nik \ adjective