Epitome vs. Epiphany
Epitomenoun
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
Epitomenoun
A representative example.
Epitomenoun
The height; the best.
Epitomenoun
A brief summary of a text.
Epitomenoun
A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.
Epitomenoun
A compact or condensed representation of anything; something possessing conspicuously or to a high degree the qualities of a class.
Epitomenoun
a standard or typical example;
Epitomenoun
a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
Epitomenoun
a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type
Epitomenoun
a summary of a written work; an abstract.
Epitomenoun
a thing representing something else in miniature.
Epitome
An epitome (; Greek: ἐπιτομή, from ἐπιτέμνειν epitemnein meaning ) is a summary or miniature form, or an instance that represents a larger reality, also used as a synonym for embodiment. Epitomacy represents An abridgment differs from an epitome in that an abridgment is made of selected quotations of a larger work; no new writing is composed, as opposed to the epitome, which is an original summation of a work, at least in part.
Epiphanynoun
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
Epiphanynoun
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
Epiphanynoun
(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).
Epiphanynoun
An appearance, or a becoming manifest.
Epiphanynoun
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.
Epiphanynoun
a divine manifestation
Epiphanynoun
twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
Epiphanynoun
the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
Epiphanynoun
the festival commemorating the Epiphany on 6 January.
Epiphanynoun
a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being.
Epiphanynoun
a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization.
