Definition
A manifestation or appearance of Christ, especially a supernatural or divine appearance of Jesus Christ.
Etymology
From Greek Christos (Christ) combined with -phany (from Greek phainein, 'to show' or 'to appear'). The term follows the pattern of 'epiphany' (showing of God) and 'theophany' (showing of God).
Kelly Says
The word 'christophany' is much rarer than 'theophany' or 'epiphany,' which shows how Christian theology gradually separated Jesus's appearances from general divine manifestations—it's a linguistic record of changing religious doctrine.
Translations
ARالعربية
عيد المسيح
ʿīd al-masīḥ
BNবাংলা
ক্রিস্টোফানি
kris-to-fani
CACatalà
Cristòfor
kristo-for
CSČeština
Kristofánie
kristo-fa-nie
DADansk
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
DEDeutsch
Christophorusfest
krist-o-fo-rus-fest
ELΕλληνικά
Χριστοφόρος
hristoforos
ESEspañol
Cristofanía
kristo-fee-AN-ya
FAفارسی
کریستوفر
kristafor
FISuomi
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
FRFrançais
Christelle
kris-tel
GUGU
ક્રિસ્ટોફર
kris-to-for
HAHA
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
HEעברית
חג Christophany
hag kristofani
HIहिन्दी
क्रिस्टोफ़ेनी
kristofeni
HUMagyar
Krisztóf ünnepe
krisztof unnepe
IDBahasa Indonesia
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
IGIG
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
ITItaliano
Cristofania
kristo-fa-nee-a
JA日本語
クリストファーニ
kurisutofaani
KMKM
គ្រីស្ទូហ្វ
kree-stu-hof
KO한국어
크리스토퍼니
keuriseutopeoni
MRMR
क्रिस्टोफर
kristofor
MSBahasa Melayu
Kristofer
kris-to-fer
MYမြန်မာ
ကရစ်တောဖာ
kya-rit-ta-pha
NLNederlands
Christofanie
kristo-fa-nee
NONorsk
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
PLPolski
Chrystofor
hris-to-for
PTPortuguês
Cristofania
kristo-fa-nee-a
RORomână
Cristofanie
kristo-fa-nee
RUРусский
День Христафора
den' khristofora
SVSvenska
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
SWKiswahili
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
TAதமிழ்
கிறிஸ்தோபர்
kiristhoobar
TEతెలుగు
క్రిస్టోఫర్
kris-to-for
THไทย
วันคริสโตเฟอร์
wan kris-to-fer
TLTL
Kristofer
kristo-fer
TRTürkçe
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
UKУкраїнська
День Христафора
den' khrystofora
URاردو
کریسٹوفر
kristafor
VITiếng Việt
Lễ Khrisostomos
le kris-to-mo-s
YOYO
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni
ZUZU
Kristofani
kristo-fa-ni