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   Manifestation (?), n. [L. manifestatio: cf. F.  manifestation.]
   1. The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding.
   
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   2. 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.
   
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   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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   3. The materialization or apparition of a spirit; -- a phenomenon claimed to be seen by spiritualists.
   
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