Epiphany vs. Theophany

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.

A manifestation of a deity to a person.

A manifestation of God to man by actual appearance, usually as an incarnation.

a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person

Theophany (from Ancient Greek (ἡ) θεοφάνεια theophaneia, meaning ) is a personal encounter with a deity, that is an event where the manifestation of a deity occurs in an observable way. Specifically, it Where the deity does not take tangible form (outward manifestation), the broader term used for inward manifestation is divine revelation or divine inspiration.

Example: ‘appearance of a deity’; ‘refers to the temporal and spatial manifestation of God in some tangible form.’;