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# manifestation

«manifestation» in Mova's school dictionary: **A sign or way that something shows itself: «Fever is a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (manifestation, manifestations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A sign or way that something shows itself: «Fever is a manifestation of illness». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#m1)

2) The act of appearing or showing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#m2)

3) An appearance of a ghost or spirit, in stories; (religion) a sign of God's presence, as believers describe it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in science, health and history: «a manifestation of the problem», «an outward manifestation». In stories: a ghostly manifestation. In church language, some feasts celebrate a manifestation (Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus to the wise men, Christians believe). Phrases: «a manifestation of», «physical manifestation», «outward manifestation».

### examples

- Sneezing can be a manifestation of hay fever. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#x1)
- His kind letter was a manifestation of his respect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#x2)
- The rash was the first manifestation of chickenpox. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#x3)
- The villagers claimed they had seen a ghostly manifestation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#x4)
- Anger can be a manifestation of fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#x5)
- Christians believe Epiphany celebrates the manifestation of Jesus to the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#x6)
- Litter in the park is one manifestation of a bigger problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#x7)
- She then disappeared, and, full of hope and courage at this divine manifestation, Jason pursued his journey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/#x8)

### note

Countable: a manifestation, manifestations. Formal; everyday words are «sign», «show», «appearance». Built from «manifest» + -ation.

### Trees and pragmatics

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