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Definition of Epiphany of our lord
1. Noun. Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus.
Generic synonyms: Christian Holy Day
Group relationships: Jan, January
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epiphany Of Our Lord
Literary usage of Epiphany of our lord
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints by Alban Butler (1866)
"THE epiphany of our lord. EPIPHANY, which in the original Greek signifies appearance
or manifestation, as St. Austin observes,(l) is a festival principally ..."
2. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw by Richard Crashaw, William Barclay Turnbull (1858)
"IN THE GLORIOUS epiphany of our lord GOD. A Hymn sung as by the Three Kings.
First King. ;EIGHT babe, whose awful beauties make ..."
3. The Morning Watch: Or Quarterly Journal on Prophecy and Theological Review. by Ellerton and Henderson (1831)
"ON THE epiphany of our lord JESUS CHRIST; AND THE GATHERING OF HIS ELECT. ...
Epiphany of our Lord ..."
4. The Baptist Quarterly by Baptist Historical Society (1875)
"3 " Keep then the commandment without spot, without reproach, until the epiphany
of our Lord Jesus Christ, which in his own time he shall show. ..."
5. Emblems of saints: by which they are distinguished in works of art by Frederick Charles Husenbeth (1860)
"St. Telesphorus, PM 6 Epiphany of our Lord 7 Of the Octave 8 Of the Octave 9 Of
the Octave 10 Of the Octave 11 Of the Octave St. Hyginus, ..."
6. The Parochial Hymn Book: With Words and Accompaniments Containing Devotional by Anatole Police (1897)
"THE epiphany of our lord. The word. Epiphany means the manifestation or apparition
of God to His creatures. The Church commemorates on this day three ..."
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