epiphany

«epiphany» in Mova's school dictionary: a Christian feast that remembers the wise men (the Magi)… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (the Epiphany; an epiphany, epiphanies)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) The Epiphany is a Christian feast that remembers the wise men (the Magi) visiting the baby Jesus; it falls twelve days after Christmas. tree →

2) An epiphany is a sudden moment when you understand something important. tree →

3) (formal) A sudden appearance or showing of something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education the Epiphany marks the end of the twelve days of Christmas; in some countries children get presents then. In stories and in writing about learning, a character «has an epiphany» when they suddenly see the truth. Phrases: «the feast of the Epiphany», «have an epiphany», «a sudden epiphany».

examples

• Christians celebrate the Epiphany, when the wise men brought gifts to Jesus. tree →
• We take down the Christmas decorations at the Epiphany. tree →
• In Spain, children get presents at the Epiphany. tree →
• I had an epiphany: the answer was right in front of me! tree →
• The scientist had an epiphany in the bath. tree →
• After reading the letter, the girl had an epiphany about her friend. tree →
• The Epiphany is sometimes called Twelfth Night or Three Kings' Day. tree →

note

Capital E for the feast. Plural «epiphanies». Stress: e-PIPH-a-ny. The «ph» sounds like «f». Related: «a eureka moment» means much the same as an epiphany.

In the corpora

• Epiphany, on 6 January, remembers the wise men's visit and Jesus being shown to the whole world.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «epiphany» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.