01 n. The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding.
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The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding.
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That which manifests; a phenomenon which gives evidence of something hidden; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation; the delayed manifestation of a disease.“The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be performed, requires this public manifestation of them at the great day.” — Atterbury.
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The materialization or apparition of a spirit; -- a phenomenon claimed to be seen by spiritualists.