manifestation

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man·i·fes·ta·tion | \ ˌma-nə-fə-ˈstā-shən

, -ˌfe-ˈstā- \

Definition of manifestation

1a : the act, process, or an instance of manifesting demanded some manifestation of repentance

b(1) : something that manifests or is manifest

(2) : a perceptible, outward, or visible expression external manifestations of gender

c : one of the forms in which an individual is manifested Hate in all its manifestations is wrong.

d : an occult phenomenon specifically : materialization

2 : a public demonstration of power and purpose meetings, parades, and other such manifestations— H. M. Parshley

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a portrait of a mother and child that is regarded as the very manifestation of maternal love

Recent Examples on the Web The quantum vacuum is a manifestation of the quantum fields that fill the universe. — Brendan Z. Foster, Scientific American, "Did Galaxies Grow from Quantum Static?," 17 June 2020 Workers built a cage around him, put him on wheels and rolled the 5-ton manifestation of hate, bondage and Jim Crow out of the Rotunda and down the hall to the east entrance of the Kentucky Capitol. — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, "Jefferson Davis represented what is wrong with our country. Kentucky showed what is right," 13 June 2020 The biggest manifestation of this influence is in union’s collective bargaining agreements, experts say. — Alana Abramson, Time, "'We As Professionals Are Under Assault.' How The George Floyd Protests Are Shifting Power Away From Police Unions," 11 June 2020 The death of King in particular led to nationwide riots that were both a manifestation of grief and a response to the very clear rejection of these nonviolent efforts by white supremacists that his murder represented. — Rebecca Pierce, The New Republic, "The Limits and Dangers of a Fixation on “Nonviolence”," 8 June 2020 These long lines are the physical manifestation of the seemingly precise calculations in these job reports, the embodiment of a country that surely is still facing one of its darkest chapters in nearly a century. — Garrett M. Graff, Wired, "A Better Jobs Report Belies America's Breadlines," 5 June 2020 And the feelings in Newark today, of promise and hope and resurgence, are basically the manifestation of the dreams of past generations. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "Cory Booker on the Future of Police Reform," 5 June 2020 That leads to a highly bureaucratic and unaccountable system in which plane crashes are only the most extreme manifestation, Zaidi said. — Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com, "Airline in Pakistan Crash Saw 52 Safety Incidents in Half Century," 4 June 2020 Many of the crimes are opportunistic, but they’re viewed by some as a manifestation of the outrage many feel over years of police brutality toward black men, women and children. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Clothes. Electronics. Sports cars. Looters wreak havoc on Bay Area as police struggle to keep pace," 2 June 2020

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