Manyfestacioun

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of making a hidden thing clearly seen, known, or understood by others
2. Showing forth or revealing something so that it becomes plain to observers
3. Bringing something into open view so that its presence or nature becomes evident

Etymology: The spelling "manyfestacioun" is Middle English, the form that modern "manifestation" took before English spelling settled. It came into English through Old French "manifestation" from Latin "manifestatio," a noun formed from the verb "manifestare," meaning "to make clear" or "to reveal." The Latin adjective "manifestus," the source of the verb, could describe something plainly visible, and in legal and everyday Latin it could mean someone caught in the act, red-handed. The noun carried that sense of something being made plain to the eye or the mind.