Epiphany vs. Revelation

A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.

An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.

(Christianity) Season or time of the Christian church year either from the Epiphany feast day to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent) or from the Epiphany feast day to the feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (see Epiphany).

An appearance, or a becoming manifest.

Example: ‘Whom but just before they beheld transfigured and in a glorious epiphany upon the mount.’; ‘An epic poet, if ever such a difficult birth should make its epiphany in Paris.’;

A church festival celebrated on the 6th of January, the twelfth day after Christmas, in commemoration of the visit of the Magi of the East to Bethlehem, to see and worship the child Jesus; or, as others maintain, to commemorate the appearance of the star to the Magi, symbolizing the manifestation of Christ to the Gentles; Twelfthtide.

a divine manifestation

twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

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

the festival commemorating the Epiphany on 6 January.

a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being.

a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization.

The act of revealing or disclosing.

Something that is revealed.

Something dramatically disclosed.

(theology) A manifestation of divine truth.

A great success.

The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.

That which is revealed.

The act of revealing divine truth.

Example: ‘By revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words.’;

Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse or Book of Revelation or The Revelation of Saint John.

the speech act of making something evident

an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency

the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle

In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities.