What is the word for when someone sees Jesus' face in a shadow or potato chip, etc.?

Question

What is the word for when someone sees Jesus' face in a shadow or potato chip, etc.?

Answer 1

pareidolia:  

Perceptions of religious imagery in natural phenomena

There have been many instances of perceptions of religious imagery and themes, especially the faces of religious figures, in ordinary phenomena. Many involve images of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or the word Allah.

In 1978, a New Mexican woman found that the burn marks on a tortilla she had made appeared similar to the traditional western depiction of Jesus Christ's face. Thousands of people came to see the framed tortilla.[2]

The recent publicity surrounding sightings of religious figures and other surprising images in ordinary objects, combined with the growing popularity of online auctions, has spawned a market for such items on eBay. One famous instance was a grilled cheese sandwich with the Virgin Mary's face.

In September, 2007, the so-called "monkey tree phenomenon" caused a minor social mania in Singapore. A callus on a tree there resembles a monkey, and believers have flocked to the tree to pay homage to the Monkey God

Answer 2

Paredolia.  

Answer 3

It's either " illusion" or "miracle".  After hearing about all the extravagant and theatrical ways God has showed himself to people in the past, I can't believe the best He could come up with now is the old potato chip ploy, or the grilled cheese sandwich method, or the sap on a tree revelation.

Answer 4

It's called a "vision."

Answer 5

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