Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manifestation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manifestation \Man`i*fes*ta"tion\, n. [L. manifestatio: cf. F.
manifestation.]
The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being
manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding;
also, that which manifests; exhibition; display; revelation;
as, the manifestation of God's power in creation.
The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be
performed, requires this public manifestation of them
at the great day. --Atterbury.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
manifestation
n 1: a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"
2: a manifest indication
3: expression without words; "tears are an expression of
grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's
condition" [syn: {expression}, {reflection}, {reflexion}]
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