Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  manifestation(Noun) The act or process of becoming manifest. The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago. 2  manifestation(Noun) The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing. This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.
On the left side of the street a modern wall now marks the official boundary between Italy and the Vatican grounds; it was built shortly after 1929, when the Vatican became independent. The gate you soon pass by, constantly looked over by Swiss Guards, is Porta Sant'Anna, [ map ref.
When Pope John XXIII announced the creation of the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II) in January 1959, it shocked the world. There hadn't been an ecumenical council â an assembly of Roman Catholic religious leaders meant to settle doctrinal issues â in nearly 100 years.