e·piph·a·ny
[ih-pif-uh-nee]
noun, plural e·piph·a·nies.
1. a Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the
manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi;
Twelfth-day.
2. an appearance or manifestation, especially of a deity. 3. a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the
reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by
some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or
experience.
4. a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually
symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight.