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Epiphanific 

The moment when one has an terrific epiphany.
Wifey: "I have finally realized that I suck at driving."
Hubby: "The people on this planet celebrate this epiphanific moment!"
Epiphanific by badback9 November 4, 2014

epiphanetically 

Adj: during, or immediately following, an epiphany
Its not too late to realize, even epiphanetically, your mistakes.

epiphetical

(the adj. form of epiphany)

for something or someone to have an intuitive perception of, or insight into, reality or essential meaning of something.
"After devoting himself to the dharma he has become seemingly very epiphetical."

"Meghan, aren't you glad we can make up words that actually make sense, like epiphetical?"
epiphetical by aimons March 29, 2009

Epiphanatic 

A person who can only grasp a tiny flicker of brilliance because they refuse to allow truth to enter their mind, and believing they are enlightened, must turn to fanatacism for comfort and praise.
Guy 1: "I had an epiphany this morning about my friend."

Guy 2: "Really? what was that?"

Guy 1: "I realized that he is crazy because what he says irritates me."

Guy 2: "How's that?"

Guy 1: "Because, everyone who ever said something I didn't like, was crazy"

Guy 2: "No, you probably just didn't understand it because you are epiphanatical"
Epiphanatic by your liberator January 18, 2011

epiphanette 

When you have a staggering revelation that's doesn't really impact anyone but you. It's sorta like an epiphany - but much, much smaller. It is to an epiphany what a kitchenette is to a kitchen.
Fee awoke from a dream, and in the moments before normal life returned she was struck by an epiphanette :

She should totally go blonde for the summer.Totally.
epiphanette by buffycee July 19, 2011

epiphanesia

The experience of having a significant epiphany about one's life only to immediately forget it.

A conflation of the words epiphany + amnesia.

Origins
epiphany: Middle English epiphanie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin epiphania, from Late Greek, plural, probably alteration of Greek epiphaneia appearance, manifestation.

amnesia: New Latin, from Greek amnēsia forgetfulness, alteration of amnēstia
Norman was stricken by epiphanesia immediately after his sudden and inexplicable insight into how he became a graphic designer leaving him unable to explain it or even remember why he wanted to know.
epiphanesia by Double-Nine September 21, 2016