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manifestation

[ man-uh-fuh-stey-shuhn, -fe- ]

noun

  1. an act of manifesting:

    This graffiti is the latest manifestation of a prejudice in our community that we will not tolerate.

  2. the state of being manifested:

    The poem calls sacrifice the highest manifestation of love.

  3. outward or perceptible indication; materialization:

    At first there was no manifestation of the disease.

  4. a public demonstration, as for political effect.
  5. the act or practice of trying to attain something desired by thinking about or focusing intensely on it, especially as a spiritual or self-help practice: law of attraction ( def ).

    His videos on manifestation are very popular with younger audiences.

  6. Also called materialization. Spiritualism. the physical appearance of a spirit, or the physical evidence of a spirit's presence.


manifestation

/ ˌæɪɛˈٱɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of demonstrating; display

    a manifestation of solidarity

  2. the state of being manifested
  3. an indication or sign
  4. a public demonstration of feeling
  5. the materialization of a disembodied spirit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԾˈڱٲپ, adjective
  • ˌԾڱˈٲپDzԲ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz···ڱ·ٲ·پDz noun
  • ···ڱ·ٲ·پDz noun
  • ···ڱ·ٲ·پDz noun
  • -··ڱ·ٲ·پDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of manifestation1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Late Latin Ծڱپō-, stem of Ծڱپō; manifest, -ation
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Example Sentences

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The calls were only one manifestation of Francis’ concern for people in the Holy Land on both sides.

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Millet demonstrates both how the characters of our era are manifestations of older types, yet they’re also a springboard for how people will define themselves in the future.

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According to Maria, Russian administrations have been installing surveillance systems to monitor any manifestations of dissent.

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And this week's manifestation of that was the imaginative equation created by the US Trade Representative to generate the numbers on Trump's big board.

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A high-powered delegation of US officials will spend Friday at a remote military base on Greenland in what is being viewed as the latest manifestation of American designs on the sparsely populated semi-autonomous Danish territory.

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