Synonyms for epiphany
ɪˈpɪf ə niepiphany

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1. epiphanynoun

   Synonyms:
   satori, enlightenment

2. epiphanynoun

   Christian feast celebrating the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi (representing the world), traditionally celebrated on January 6, the day after the twelfth day of Christmas.

   Synonyms:
   satori, enlightenment

3. epiphanynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   enlightenment, satori

4. epiphanynoun

   Season or time of the Christian church year from the Epiphany feast day to Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday), the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent (See Epiphany).

   Synonyms:
   satori, enlightenment

Princeton's WordNet

1. epiphanynoun

   a divine manifestation

2. Epiphany, Epiphany of Our Lord, Twelfth day, Three Kings' Day, January 6noun

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

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1. • Christian Holy Day
   • Manifestation

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1. anagnorisis

   epiphany is the moment of enlightenment

   lady macbeth's main epiphany is when she realises that "all's lost": she has become queen, but is no longer macbeth's "dearest partner". lear's epiphany occurs when he realises that neither goneril nor regan love him. their flattery was intended to relieve him of his power.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 8, 2020  

2. eureka moment

   sudden realisation

   Submitted by rinat on September 4, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. epiphanynoun

   Synonyms:
   manifestation, appearance (especially that of christ by the star which guided the Magi to Bethlehem)

2. epiphanynoun

   Synonyms:
   (Eccl.) festival of the Epiphany

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1. List of paraphrases for "epiphany":

   revelation, renaissance, eye-opener, illumination

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1. Greg Schmidt:

   My dad invited Rudy Kalman to give a lecture at Ames, and when he did, Dad had an epiphany, rudy Kalman had written a paper about a theoretical' linear' solution to estimating a vehicle's location and speed. The problem was that this was a fundamentally' nonlinear' problem ; that's like the difference in complexity between floating down a lazy river and going over a waterfall, where your motion becomes chaotic and unpredictable. My dad then developed the equations for how to solve this nonlinear problem -- a major extension of Kalman's work.

2. Ed Asner:

   It all blends into each other, ’Rich Man, Poor Man’ was an epiphany for me. ‘Elf’ was a delight. ‘Up’ was an unbelievable stroke. I think it ranks up at the top for Pixar. and it certainly was a wonderful shot in my arm and butt as to my career, but ‘Elf’ and ‘Up,’ I am down to single syllable names these days.

3. Randall Krakauer:

   Acceptance of ones' mortality is a process, not an epiphany.

4. Stephen Massocca:

   People think June or July are very much alive now, that epiphany took place days ago when the Fed minutes were released and so it’s consistent with that. I don’t think there was anything in here that was new news.

5. Alexander Hamilton:

   Chef Sean Sherman had been working in restaurant kitchens for decades. Then a strange fact struck Chef Sean Sherman : The food of Chef Sean Sherman people, the Oglala Sioux, was completely unrepresented in American cuisine … ’ I just had an epiphany.