ˌmanəfə̇ˈstāshən, -ˌfeˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English manifestacion, from Late Latin manifestation-, manifestatio, from Latin manifestatus (past participle of manifestare to manifest) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at manifest
1.
a. : the act, process, or an instance of manifesting : display , show , expression
demanded some manifestation of repentance on the part of abjured heretics
love on a high level of manifestation — John Dewey
b. : something that manifests or constitutes an expression of something else : a perceptible, outward, or visible expression
heat and light … had been regarded as manifestations of the escape of phlogiston — S.F.Mason
the extent of the … disease cannot always be determined by its clinical manifestations — Encyc. Americana
violent brushwork and strident color are the manifestation of a desperate intensity of vision — David Sylvester
c. : one of the forms, guises, or appearances in which an individual (as a spirit, divine being, or personality) is manifested
in his West African manifestation is the god of good fortune — M.J.Herskovits
various manifestations of the same god were known by different names — History of Ukraine
dominated by four separate manifestations of her own sick personality — William Peden
another prophet, a new manifestation of God — M.L.Bach
d. : an occult phenomenon
the manifestations here were of materialization — G.H.Estabrooks
specifically : materialization
a good ghost story, with all the appropriate manifestations — Time Literary Supplement
2. : a public demonstration or display of power and purpose (as by a political party or adherents to some cause)
meetings, parades, and other such manifestations — H.M.Parshley