All 3 Uses of
epiphany
in
New Moon
- I think I'm having an epiphany here.
Chpt 24 *epiphany = sudden realization
- "Your epiphany?" he asked, his voice uneven and strained.
Chpt 24
- The conviction of my epiphany was still strong.
Chpt 24
Definitions:
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(1)
(epiphany) a sudden realization -- especially one of importanceJames Joyce coined common use of the term from Christianity where it refers to the moment it was realized that Jesus was divine. When capitalized, "Epiphany" references that day twelve days after Christmas -- January 6th.
The term was widely used by James Joyce in his critical writings, and the stories in Joyce's Dubliners are commonly called "epiphanies." -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, as a proper noun Epiphany commemorates on January 6 how a star led the three wise men to baby Jesus twelve days after his birth.