| Title: | The Joy of Lex |
| Notice: | A Notes File even your grammar could love |
| Moderator: | THEBAY::SYSTEM |
| Created: | Fri Feb 28 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1192 |
| Total number of notes: | 42769 |
Recently I heard the word 'Epiphany' used to describe a momentous spiritual revelation. However, every source that I've checked for the word has listed only its Christian/Biblical definition. Is the former a correct, accepted use of the word? Thanks, -- Sam
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| 1165.1 | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Wed Mar 27 1996 09:41 | 6 | |
Chambers includes the following amongst its definitions: "a (usu) sudden revelation or insight into the nature, essence or meaning of something" | |||||
| 1165.2 | PRSSOS::MAILLARD | Denis MAILLARD | Thu Mar 28 1996 00:28 | 4 | |
Re .0, .1: the meaning in .1 is even the original Greek meaning of the
word. See the nickame of the Seleucide monarch Antiochos IV (?, not
sure of the number) Epiphanos.
Denis.
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| 1165.3 | PRSSOS::MAILLARD | Denis MAILLARD | Thu Mar 28 1996 01:28 | 3 | |
Re .2: confirmation after checking: it was Antiochos IV Epiphanos
(175-164 BCE)
Denis.
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| 1165.4 | Epiphany - the game | NYOSS1::GOODMAN | I see you shiver with antici.........pation! | Tue Jul 23 1996 15:54 | 6 |
It's also the name of a really cool video game which is coming out this
fall.
Sorry for the shameless plug...
Roy
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