MANIFESTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manifestation mean? 

• MANIFESTATION (noun)
  The noun MANIFESTATION has 5 senses:

1. a clear appearance

2. a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing

3. an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

4. expression without words

5. a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)

  Familiarity information: MANIFESTATION used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANIFESTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clear appearance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

a manifestation of great emotion

Hypernyms ("manifestation" is a kind of...):

appearance (the event of coming into sight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manifestation"):

epiphany (a divine manifestation)

theophany (a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person)

Word of God (a manifestation of the mind and will of God)

tidal wave (an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon)

Instance hyponyms:

Advent; Parousia; Second Advent; Second Coming; Second Coming of Christ ((Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

a manifestation of disease

Hypernyms ("manifestation" is a kind of...):

indicant; indication (something that serves to indicate or suggest)

Derivation:

manifest (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

manifestation; materialisation; materialization

Hypernyms ("manifestation" is a kind of...):

appearance (the event of coming into sight)

Derivation:

manifest (reveal its presence or make an appearance)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Expression without words

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

expression; manifestation; reflection; reflexion

Context example:

the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition

Hypernyms ("manifestation" is a kind of...):

demo; demonstration (a visual presentation showing how something works)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manifestation"):

lamentation; mourning (the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief)

act (a manifestation of insincerity)

blowup; ebullition; effusion; gush; outburst (an unrestrained expression of emotion)

Derivation:

manifest (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

demonstration; manifestation

Context example:

there were violent demonstrations against the war

Hypernyms ("manifestation" is a kind of...):

dissent; objection; protest (the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent)

Domain category:

government; political science; politics (the study of government of states and other political units)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manifestation"):

work-in (occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory)

protest march (occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license)

Instance hyponyms:

Boston Tea Party (demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea)

 Context examples 

The main manifestations of this disorder result from involvement of the eyes, nervous system and kidneys.

(Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Later-onset manifestations include muscle pain, cramps, and rhabdomyolysis.

(Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Very Long-Chain Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

Estrogenic and rarely androgenic manifestations may be present.

(Adult Type Granulosa Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Different mutations in the same gene that cause different phenotypic manifestations or severity of disease.

(Allelic Heterogeneity, NCI Dictionary)

A cataract in one eye that results from the aging process, an injury, or as a manifestation of a systemic disorder.

(Acquired Unilateral Cataract, NCI Thesaurus)

Cataracts in both eyes that result from the aging process, an injury, or as a manifestation of a systemic disorder.

(Acquired Bilateral Cataracts, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually affects postmenopausal women and in most cases, is associated with androgenic manifestations.

(Ovarian Leydig Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Deficiency in CoQ10 is a syndrome featuring very diverse clinical manifestations.

(A new pharmacological therapy against a severe kind of deficiency in Coenzyme Q10, University of Granada)

Consequently, the diverse manifestations of neuropathic pain have different cellular origins and therefore patients suffering from cold or tactile allodynia may be in need of different therapeutic strategies to treat their specific conditions.

(Genetic study paves way for new neuropathic pain treatments, University of Granada)

Clinical manifestations of carcinoid syndrome occur in approximately thirty percent of patients.

(Ovarian Insular Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)