Manifestation vs Epitome - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between manifestation and epitome

is that manifestation is the act or process of becoming manifest while epitome is (label) (embodiment or encapsulation of).

(en noun)

The act or process of becoming manifest.

The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago.

The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.

This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.

(medical) The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.

A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration and/or to prevent people from accidentally walking in to it.

(wikipedia epitome) (en-noun)

(of a class of items) The embodiment or encapsulation of.

(of a class of items) A representative example.

(of a class of items) The height; the best.

(of a written document) A brief summary.

The sense ‘the height, the best’ is considered incorrect by some; instead, `pinnacle' may be preferred.

* (an embodiment of) in a nutshell (modern idiom), synopsis * (the best) greatest * (a summary) abstract, synopsis

* antithesis

* epitomize * epitomic * epitomical

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