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theophanies

theophanies is the plural of theophany.

Meaning of theophany

Noun

theophany (plural theophanies)

  1. A manifestation of a deity to a person.
    • It was a bewildering theophany, since it was impossible to make out anything clearly in the stormy obscurity of thunder, lightning, smoke and wind.2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 47

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Noun capitalized: Theophanies

Theophanies

  1. (plural) plural of Theophany

Questions about theophanies

What is theophanies the plural of?
Theophanies is the plural of theophany.
What part of speech is theophanies?
Theophanies is a noun.

Words near theophanies in the dictionary

  1. theophagous
  2. theophagy
  3. theophania
  4. theophanic
  5. theophanically
  6. theophanies
  7. theophanism
  8. theophany
  9. Theophila
  10. theophilanthrope
  11. theophilanthropes

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