单词 | bethphany |
释义 | † bethphanyn. Obsolete. A term invented by the Schoolmen for the ‘third divine manifestation’ commemorated in the feast of Epiphany, viz. the miracle ‘in the house’ at Cana of Galilee. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > vision > [noun] visionc1290 bethphanya1634 theophanya1634 beatific vision1702 Christophany1843 theophanism1849 a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 55 By three Apparitions our Saviour was manifested this day..the third was the Bethphania in Domo when at a Marriage hee turned Water into Wine in a House..Though the Feast bee of all the three Manifestations, yet the Epiphany hath carried away the name both from the Theophanie and the Bethphanie. 1875 W. Smith & S. Cheetham Dict. Christian Antiq. I. 619/1. 1883 J. S. Stallybrass tr. J. Grimm Teutonic Mythol. II. 586 That miracle [turning water into wine] to which was given a special name, bethphania. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1634 |
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