EPIPHANY


Meaning of EPIPHANY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪpɪfəni ]

( epiphanies)

1.

Epiphany is a Christian festival on the 6th of January which celebrates the arrival of the wise men who came to see Jesus Christ soon after he was born.

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2.

An epiphany is a moment of sudden insight or understanding.

...Isaac Newton’s epiphany about gravity and a falling apple.

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