e·piph·a·ny (?-p?f??-n?)n. pl. e·piph·a·nies 1. Epiphany A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi, traditionally observed on January 6.2. A revelatory manifestation of a divine being.3. A sudden insight or intuitive understanding: “He had a painful epiphany about the absurdity of the job and quit” (Aleksandar Hemon).[Middle English epiphanie, from Old French, from Late Latin epiphania, from Greek epiphaneia, manifestation, from epiphainesthai, to appear : epi-, forth; see epi- + phainein, phan-, to show; see bh?- in Indo-European roots.]ep?i·phan?ic (?p??-f?n??k) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.epiphany (??p?f?n?) n, pl -nies1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the manifestation of a supernatural or divine reality2. any moment of great or sudden revelation[C17: via Church Latin from Greek epiphaneia an appearing, from epi- + phainein to show] epiphanic adjEpiphany (??p?f?n?) n, pl -nies (Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian festival held on Jan 6, commemorating, in the Western Church, the manifestation of Christ to the Magi and, in the Eastern Church, the baptism of ChristCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014e?piph?a?ny (??p?f ? ni) n., pl. -nies. 1. an appearance or manifestation, esp. of a deity. 2. (cap.) a Christian festival, observed on Jan. 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi; Twelfth Day. 3. a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into reality or the essential meaning of something, often initiated by some simple, commonplace occurrence. 4. a literary work or section of a work presenting such a moment of revelation and insight. [1275?1325; Middle English