the|oph|a|ny

the|oph|a|ny
the|oph|a|ny «thee OF uh nee», noun, plural -nies.
an appearance of God or a god to man.
[< Late Latin theophānia < Greek theophāníā vision of God, apparently variant of theopháneia a festival at Delphi at which statues of Apollo and other gods were shown to the public < theós god + phaínein to show]

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