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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#m1)

2) An epiphany is a sudden moment when you understand something important. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#m2)

3) (formal) A sudden appearance or showing of something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#x1)
- We take down the Christmas decorations at the Epiphany. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#x2)
- In Spain, children get presents at the Epiphany. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#x3)
- I had an epiphany: the answer was right in front of me! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#x4)
- The scientist had an epiphany in the bath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#x5)
- After reading the letter, the girl had an epiphany about her friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#x6)
- The Epiphany is sometimes called Twelfth Night or Three Kings' Day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/26-the-church-year/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «epiphany» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epiphany/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.