epiphany

(eg. vexed, grace, butterfly )

epiphany /ɪ ˈpɪ fə ni/ ?

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(n) a divine manifestation
(n) twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

His brilliant musical performance yielded a musical epiphany that will not be forgotten by those who witnessed it.
People love scientists' moments of epiphany and eureka, but real work of scientists is to rigorously test and retest the theories hypothesized by them.
Julian described his battlefield epiphany in a wondrous detail and cited the incident as the cause that led him to lay down his arms.

"We were working in Chicago, and we went to see Lenny, and we were both blown away," Burns said, recalling the moment as the beginning of the end for their collaboration if not their close friendship. "It was an epiphany for George. The...
on Jun 23, 2008 By: Jack Burns Source: TIME
"It was a good give and take. We didn't expect anybody to stand up and holler that they had an epiphany," McConnell said.
on Jun 12, 2007 By: Mitch McConnell Source: MarketWatch
"It seems like John's had an epiphany," Biden told CBS's Maggie Rodriguez. "9 o'clock yesterday morning John thought the economy was going great guns and the Bush administration is doing well and today he thinks it's in crisis."
on Sep 16, 2008 By: Joe Biden Source: ABC News