epiphany

• Nom désignant un moment de compréhension soudaine et profonde, souvent de nature spirituelle ou révélatrice, une illumination de l'esprit.

A noun referring to a moment of sudden and profound understanding or insight, often of a spiritual or revelatory nature.

1. Divine manifestationC1formal

   A moment of sudden and profound revelation or insight, often of a spiritual or religious nature.

   Épiphanie divine

   • The prophet described his epiphany as a vision of divine light.
   • Her epiphany came during a quiet meditation retreat.
   • The story recounts the king's epiphany of the god's presence.

   Synonymesapparitiondisclosureilluminationinsightmanifestationrealizationrevelationtheophany

2. Sudden realizationB2formal

   A moment when you suddenly understand or become aware of something important.

   prise de conscience soudaine

   • He had an epiphany about the solution to the problem.
   • The epiphany struck her while she was taking a shower.
   • It was an epiphany that changed the way he viewed his career.

   Synonymesawakeningbrainwaveilluminationinsightrealizationrevelation

   Antonymesconfusionignoranceobliviousnessunawareness