epiphanetteとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

epiphanette (plural epiphanettes)

1. (countable) A small epiphanylike realization.
   • 2016 Zina Nibley Petersen, "Deus Mea Lux Est: A Mormon Among Catholics," Dialogue, Volume 49, No. 1, pp. 109-118, Spring 2016.

     I have had questions resolved by overheard snatches of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and have had little epiphanies (epiphanettes, I call them) by recalling seemingly random song lyrics—they pop into my head fortuitously, and God and I share a chuckle.

   • 2019 Ethan Crowell, "Epiphany of Epiphanette]," Medium, Sep 23, 2019.

     I was introduced to the word on a podcast where David Allen the author of, Getting Things Done, used it in the context of arriving at his current position. He said he had not had one big epiphany he would start one of the most successful business consultancy firms in the world, he only had small epiphanettes.