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apparition

[ap-uh-rish-uhn] / ˌæp əˈrɪʃ ən /


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“She is Our Lady of Guadalupe,” he tells me, a Marian apparition venerated as a national icon in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Their missive even concluded with a shout-out to Our Lady of Guadalupe, the brown, pregnant apparition of the Virgin Mary who’s the patroness of the Americas for Catholics.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

According to legend, the miraculous apparition of Saints Peter and Paul during the meeting between Pope Leo I and Attila the king of the Huns in 452 AD made the latter desist from invading Italy.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

Jessica Lange as the Black Swan and the apparition was this dream come true.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2024

The unearthly apparition made Kendra think of a negative photograph.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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