early 14c., "festival of the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles" (celebrated Jan. 6; usually with a capital -E-), from Old French epiphanie, from Late Latin epiphania, neuter plural (ta [..]

sudden revelation or insight.

Christian thinkers used this term to signify a manifestation of God's presence in the world. It has since become in modern fiction and poetry the standard term for the sudden flare into revelatio [..]

n. Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.

a sudden revelation of truth, often inspired by a seemingly simple or commonplace event. The term, originally from Christian theology, was first popularized by the Irish fiction writer James Joyce, th [..]

1. a. A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.

A change, sudden insight or awareness revealed to the main character.

 – the sudden insight a character has about him or herself, another character, or the situation

a moment of sudden spiritual insight for the protagonist of a film, usually occurs just before or after the climax  

The sudden perception of the essential nature of yourself, others or reality.

January 6, which marks the end of the Christmas season or Christmastide. In the Western churches, Epiphany Day has marked the observance of the arrival of the wise men. In the earliest Christian tradi [..]

The season from January 7 through the day before Ash Wednesday. It may include anywhere from four to nine Sundays, depending on the date of Easter. The liturgical colors for the Season after Epiphany [..]

(n) a divine manifestation(n) twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

From Greek Ἐπιφάνεια, Epiphaneia, "Manifestation", "striking appearance," also Theophany, Θεοφάνεια, "Vision of God."

Signifying the end of the 12 days of Christmas, Epiphany celebrates the visit of the Three Kings to the infant Jesus as the occasion of the manifestation of the Christ to the gentiles. In Orthodox churches, where it is known as Theophany, the day commemorates the baptism of Jesus and the manifestation of the Trinity. The day is especially important [..]

The appearance of Jesus Christ to the three Magi on the twelfth day after Christmas An annual Christian feast celebrating this event January 6th, the day of the celebration

From the name of the Christian festival (January 6) that commemorates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. It is also an English word meaning "sudden appearance" or "s [..]