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epiphany

/ɛˈpɪf.ə.ni/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A sudden and strikingly clear realisation or understanding of something.

    - "After years of struggling with the problem, she finally had an epiphany."
    - "His epiphany about the true nature of love came to him during a long walk in the woods."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɛˈpɪf.ə.ni/



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  2. /ɛˈpɪf.ə.ni/



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Synonyms

Twelfth Day , Twelfthtide , Twelvetide , aha moment , enlightenment , nirvana , satori , theophany
Rhymes
Words rhyming with epiphany
Anaphany , Apocalypsy , Banshee , Canopy , Capacity , Chancey , Clancy , Comply , Contrary , Dancy , Dissancy , Dancy , Euphony , Fancy , Flancy , Gancy , Hancy , Hesancy , Lancy , Laney , Lany , Manley , Marley , Nancy , Panacea , Panegy , Panic , Pancy , Phancy , Plancy , Planey , Ray , Reany , Sancy , Scancy , Shaney , Sleany , Slany , Spancy , Spany , Stancy , Stany , Taney , Tany , Wany , Wancy , Whaney
Variants
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epiphanies , epiphany
Etymology
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From the Greek word epiphaneia, meaning 'manifestation, appearance'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'epiphany' appears in the Bible 16 times.

  2. The feast day of the Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th in many Christian denominations.

  3. The term 'epiphany' was first used in English in the 14th century.

Related Concepts
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  1. Revelation: Related concept. An epiphany can be seen as a personal revelation or discovery.

  2. Aha moment: Related term. An epiphany is often referred to as an 'Aha moment'.

Quotes
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  1. One day, a New York composer met an expert on Asian domesticated elephants, and together they reached some sort of freakish "epiphany" and decided to see if elephants could learn to play music.

    - Jon Pareles,{it}New York Times{/it},5 Jan. 2002

  2. One "epiphany" came when a dozen engineers in northern New Mexico saw a lone, fading Xerox paper carton bobbing in a swamp of old motor oil at the bottom of a pit.

    - Michelle Conlin,{it}Business Week{/it},1 Nov. 1999

  3. Invention has its own algorithm: genius, obsession, serendipity, and "epiphany" in some unknowable combination.

    - Malcolm Gladwell,{it}New Yorker{/it},12 May 2008
Culture
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In Christianity, the Epiphany commemorates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. In literature, epiphanies are often depicted as transformative moments in characters' lives.

How to Memorize "epiphany"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a lightbulb turning on above your head.
    - Visualise a curtain being pulled back to reveal a new understanding.
    - Think of a moment of clarity, like looking at a puzzle piece and suddenly seeing how it fits into the bigger picture.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with a feeling of clarity and understanding.
    - Think of the word 'epiphany' as a synonym for 'insight' or 'realisation'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the first letter 'E' in 'epiphany' stands for 'Eureka' or 'Enlightenment'.
    - Create a phrase, such as 'Every Person Has Insights And Newbies Yearn' to remember the word.

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