Epiphany may refer to: *

Epiphany (feeling) An epiphany (from the ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια, ''epiphanea'', "manifestation, striking appearance") is an experience of a sudden and striking realization. Generally the term is used to describe a scientific breakthrough or a religious o ...

, an experience of sudden and striking insight

Religion

Epiphany (holiday) Epiphany ( ), also known as Theophany in Eastern Christian traditions, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation (theophany) of God incarnation (Christianity), incarnate as Jesus Christ. In Western Christianity, the feast commem ...

, a Christian holiday celebrating the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ **

Epiphany season The Epiphany season, also known as Epiphanytide or the time of Sundays After Epiphany, is a liturgical period, celebrated by many Christian Churches, which immediately follows the Christmas season. It begins on Epiphany Day, and ends at various ...

, or Epiphanytide, the liturgical season following the Christian holiday *

Theophany Theophany (from Ancient Greek , meaning "appearance of a deity") is a personal encounter with a deity, that is an event where the manifestation of a deity occurs in an observable way. Specifically, it "refers to the temporal and spatial manifest ...

, the manifestation of a deity in an observable way **

Epiphany (Ancient Greece) Epiphanies – or visions of gods – were reported and believed in many cities of ancient Greece. They were most commonly reported on the battlefields and, during moments of crisis, when citizens were most eager to believe that the gods of their ...

Computing

* Epiphany, Inc., a software development company, formerly known as E.piphany * Epiphany, the code name, and former name, of

GNOME Web GNOME Web, called Epiphany until 2012 and still known by that code name, is a free and open-source web browser based on the GTK port of Apple's WebKit rendering engine, called WebKitGTK. It is developed by the GNOME project for Unix-like syste ...

* Epiphany, a multi-core processor made by

Adapteva Zero ASIC Corporation, formerly Adapteva, Inc., is a fabless semiconductor company focusing on low power many core microprocessor design. The company was the second company to announce a design with 1,000 specialized processing cores on a single i ...

Art

* ''The Epiphany'' (Bosch), a triptych and earlier panel painting ''Epiphany'' by Hieronymus Bosch * ''Epiphany'' (painting), by Dutch painter

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (19 August 1621 – 29 September 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was also an etcher, an amateur poet, a collector and an adviser on art. Biography Gerbrand was born in A ...

* '' Epifania'', a drawing by Michelangelo

Literature

Epiphany (literature) Epiphany in literature refers generally to a visionary moment when a character has a sudden insight or realization that changes their understanding of themselves or their comprehension of the world. The term has a more specialized sense as a literar ...

, epiphany as a literary device * ''Epiphany'' (novel), a 1997 novel by David Hewson * "Epiphany", a 1999 short story by

Connie Willis Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born December 31, 1945), commonly known as Connie Willis, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She has won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards for particular works—more major SF awards than ...

Film and television

* "Epiphany" (''Angel''), a 2001 episode of ''Angel'' * "Epiphany" (''Stargate Atlantis''), a 2005 episode of ''Stargate Atlantis'' * "Epiphany" (''Desperate Housewives''), a 2010 episode of ''Desperate Housewives'' * "Epiphany", a 1989 episode of ''

War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by ''Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appear ...

'' * "Epiphanies" (''Babylon 5''), a 1997 episode of ''Babylon 5'' * "Epiphanies" (''Battlestar Galactica''), a 2006 episode of ''Battlestar Galactica'' * "Epiphanies", a 1999 episode of ''Spaced'' *

Epiphany Johnson ''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city ...

, a character on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' *

Epiphany Proudfoot ''Angel Heart'' is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological horror film, an adaptation of William Hjortsberg's 1978 novel ''Falling Angel''. The film was written and directed by Alan Parker, and stars Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, an ...

, a character in the film ''Angel Heart'' played by Lisa Bonet

Music

Classical music

* ''Epifanie'' (Berio), a musical composition by the Italian composer Luciano Berio

Albums

* '' Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1'', 1996 compilation album by Chaka Khan * ''Epiphany'' (T-Pain album), 2007 album by T-Pain * ''Epiphany'' (Ian Villafana album), 2010 album by Ian Villafana * ''Epiphany'' (Manafest album), 2005 album by Manafest * ''Epiphany'' (Chrisette Michele album), 2009 album by R&B singer Chrisette Michele * ''Epiphany'' (Judith Durham album), a 2011 album by Australian Judith Durham

Songs

* "Epiphany" (Chrisette Michele song), 2009 * "Epiphany" (Taylor Swift song), 2020 * "Epiphany" (BTS song), 2018 * "Epiphany", a song by Bad Religion from their 2002 album ''

The Process of Belief ''The Process of Belief'' is the twelfth studio album by the American punk rock band Bad Religion. It was produced by its leaders Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz, and was released on January 22, 2002, through Epitaph Records. After touring in sup ...

'' * "Epiphany", a song by Staind from their 2001 album ''

Break the Cycle ''Break the Cycle'' is the third studio album by American rock band Staind, released through Elektra Entertainment and Flip Records in 2001. It is Staind's most successful album to date and was the album that broke them into the mainstream. It ...

'' * "Epiphany", a song by Bowling For Soup from their 2006 album ''

The Great Burrito Extortion Case ''The Great Burrito Extortion Case'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Bowling for Soup, released on November 7, 2006. Background According to the band on their official website "there are at least 12 verses' worth of total joy for ...

'' * "Epiphany", a song by The Ocean from their 2010 album ''

Heliocentric Heliocentrism (also known as the Heliocentric model) is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe. Historically, heliocentrism was opposed to geocentrism, which placed the Earth at ...

'' * "Epiphany", a song by Trans Siberian Orchestra from their 2010 album ''

Night Castle ''Night Castle'' is the fifth rock opera by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It was released on October 28, 2009 as a double CD with a 60-page booklet illustrated by Greg Hildebrandt, and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard charts and No. 1 on the r ...

'' * "Epiphany", a song by The Word Alive from their 2010 album '' Deceiver'' * "Epiphany", a song by Stephen Sondheim in his musical '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' * "Epiphany", a song on the film soundtrack '' Crank: High Voltage'' * "Epiphany", a song by

Intervals Interval may refer to: Mathematics and physics * Interval (mathematics), a range of numbers ** Partially ordered set#Intervals, its generalization from numbers to arbitrary partially ordered sets * A statistical level of measurement * Interval est ...

from their 2012 EP ''In Time'' * "Epiphany", a song by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, from their score of Pixar’s 2020 film ''

Soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

People

Epiphany (wrestler) Devorah Simone Frost is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, Epiphany. She performed for Ohio Valley Wrestling from 2008 to 2013, winning the OVW Women's Championship on three occasions. Professional wrestlin ...

, American professional wrestler *

Epiphanny Prince Epiphanny Prince (born January 11, 1988) is a Russian-American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Galatasaray of Turkey as well as the Russia women's national basketball t ...

(born 1988), basketball player *

John of Epiphania John of Epiphania ( el, Ιωάννης Επιφανεύς) was a late sixth century Byzantine Empire, Byzantine historian. John was born in Epiphania (modern Hama, Syria). He was a Christians, Christian and served as a legal counselor to the Pat ...

, sixth-century Byzantine historian