Definition for MAN'I-FEST

MAN'I-FEST, v.t. [L. manifesto.]

  1. To reveal; to make to appear; to show plainly; to make public; to disclose to the eye or to the understanding. Nothing is hid, which shall not be manifested. Mark iv. He that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. John iv. Thy life did manifest thou lov'dst me not. Shak.
  2. To display; to exhibit more clearly to the view. The wisdom of God is manifested in the order and harmony of creation.

Return to page 20 of the letter “M”.