manifestation
/ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.43 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago."
- "Rather, the genuinely historical lies in the appearing of the phenomenalizing cogitatio, an appearing that does not refer back to pregivennesses; that is, the genuinely historical lies in the manifestation of noetic-noematic consciousness."
- "This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying."
- "Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind them together."
- "Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film."
- "The nationalist parties were also busy during the whole of April preparing a manifestation for the 3rd of May, the centennial anniversary of the “constitution of 1791.”"
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: manifestacion, manifestātiō