Main Entry: the·oph·a·ny

Pronunciation: \thē-ˈä-fə-nē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural the·oph·a·nies

Etymology: Medieval Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from Greek the- + -phaneia (as in epiphaneia appearance) — more at epiphany

Date: circa 1633

: a visible manifestation of a deity

— theo·phan·ic \ˌthē-ə-ˈfa-nik\ adjective