"theophany" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /θiːˈɒfəni/ [UK] Forms: theophanies [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany, from θεο (theo, “God”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|theophania}} Late Latin theophania, {{af|en|theo-|-phany}} theo- + -phany Head templates: {{en-noun}} theophany (plural theophanies)
  1. A manifestation of a deity to a person. Wikipedia link: theophany Categories (topical): Religion Related terms: epiphany, hierophany Translations (a visible manifestation of a deity): ظُهُورٌ إِلَهِيّ (ẓuhūrun ʔilahiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), teofania [feminine] (Catalan), 天主顯現 (Chinese Mandarin), 天主显现 (Tiānzhǔ xiǎnxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), theofanie [masculine] (Dutch), théophanie [feminine] (French), teofanía [feminine] (Galician), Theophanie [feminine] (German), θεοφάνεια (theofáneia) [feminine] (Greek), teofánia (Hungarian), theophania [masculine] (Interlingua), teofania [feminine] (Italian), theophania [feminine] (Latin), Theophanie [feminine] (Luxembourgish), богојавление (bogojavlenie) [neuter] (Macedonian), теофанија (teofanija) [feminine] (Macedonian), teofani [masculine] (Norwegian), تجلی (tecelli) (Ottoman Turkish), teofania [feminine] (Polish), teofania [feminine] (Portuguese), teofanie [feminine] (Romanian), теофания (teofanija) [feminine] (Russian), teofánia [feminine] (Slovak), teofanía [feminine] (Spanish), teofani [common-gender] (Swedish)

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