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Epiphany: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Epiphany noun. A sudden, striking moment of understanding or insight.
How to say it
ih-PIF-uh-nee/ɪˈpɪf(ə)ni/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (PIF). Forms: epiphanies.
Meanings
- A sudden, striking moment of understanding or insight.
- Epiphany: the Christian feast on 6 January marking the Magi's visit to the infant Jesus.
Epiphany in a sentence
Halfway through scrubbing the bath, he had an epiphany: he hated his job.
Her epiphany came on a night bus, watching the city lights and realising she wanted to paint.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- revelation
- realisation
- insight
- flash
Where epiphany comes from
From Greek epiphaneia, an appearance or manifestation.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Her _____ came on a night bus, watching the city lights and realising she wanted to paint.
- epiphany
- utopia
- apostate
Show the answer
epiphany: Her epiphany came on a night bus, watching the city lights and realising she wanted to paint.