epiphany

Definitions


[ɪˈpɪfəni], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12)

- a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization
(e.g: a few years ago, I had an epiphany)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Greek epiphainein ‘reveal’. The sense relating to the Christian festival is via Old French epiphanie and ecclesiastical Latin epiphania




definition by Oxford Dictionaries