Definition of MANIFESTATION

manifestation

Plural: manifestations

Noun

  • a clear appearance
    • "a manifestation of great emotion"
  • a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
    • "a manifestation of disease"
  • an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
  • expression without words
  • a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
  • The act or process of becoming manifest.
  • The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.
  • The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
  • A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
  • A political demonstration or protest.
  • Willing something into existence (see manifest (verb)).

Examples

  • I don't believe in manifestation.
  • The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago.
  • This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English manifestacion, manyfestacion, manyfestacioun, from Late Latin manifestātiō. In the political sense, a semantic loan from French manifestation. By surface analysis, manifest + -ation.

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