Meaning of “epiphany”

Jun 7, 2016

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epiphany
(i·'pif·ă·nee)
[n.]
1. a sudden, intuitive realization of the essence or meaning of something, a perceptive revelation.
2. a manifestation of the divine.
3. Epiphany, a Christian feast on the twelfth day after Christmas celebrating the divine manifestation of Jesus to the Magi.
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As I listened to Professor Lane’s lecture, I had a sudden epiphany that I was in the wrong major.