theophany
theop·hany
noun
1.
a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person
Origin
From Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany, from θεός (theós, “God”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”).
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