theophany

[ thee-of-uh-nee ]

/ θiˈɒf ə ni /

a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.

Origin of theophany

1625–35; < Late Latin theophania < Late Greek theopháneia. See theo-, -phany

the·o·phan·ic

[thee-uh-fan-ik] /ˌθi əˈfæn ɪk/, the·oph·a·nous, adjective

They do not deny a theophany in the gift of Christianity; but they deny two very different things, viz.:—1.

Studies of Christianity |James Martineau
That this is theophany alone;—that is, they look for some divine elements elsewhere; and they look for some human here.

Studies of Christianity |James Martineau
In all these cases the angels, like the Mal'akh Yahweh, are connected with or represent a theophany.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various
Whatever that theophany had taught him, it had not yet fully removed his perplexity.

The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings |F. W. Farrar

Why should a mere description of a theophany, which had nothing to do with the psalmist's theme, have been tacked on to it?

The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2 |Alexander Maclaren

theophany

/ (θɪˈɒfənɪ) /

theol a manifestation of a deity to man in a form that, though visible, is not necessarily material

theophanic (θɪəˈfænɪk) or theophanous, adjective

C17: from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from theo- + phainein to show