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revelation

[ rev-uh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure:

    The revelation of previously hidden facts about the group’s activities changed the situation completely.

    Synonyms: exposure, divulgence, admission

  2. something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, such as of something not before realized:

    Her memoir contained several fascinating revelations about her love life.

  3. Theology.
    1. God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures.
    2. an instance of such communication or disclosure.
    3. something thus communicated or disclosed.
    4. something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible.
  4. Revelation. Also called The Revelation of St. John the Divine. the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse. : Rev.


revelation

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/ ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, esp something true
  2. a fact disclosed or revealed, esp in a dramatic or surprising way
  3. Christianity
    1. God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries
    2. something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Revelation

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/ ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən /

noun

  1. Also calledthe Apocalypsethe Revelation of Saint John the Divine popularly, often plural the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌreveˈlational, adjective
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Other Words From

  • rev·e·la·tion·al adjective
  • non·rev·e·la·tion noun
  • pre·rev·e·la·tion noun
  • un·rev·e·la·tion·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of revelation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English revelacion, revelacioun, from Anglo-French revelaciun, revelacioun, revelatiun, from Middle French revelacion, revelation, from Late Latin revēlātiōn- (stem of revēlātiō ), equivalent to Latin revēlā(tus) , past participle of revēlāre “to remove the cover from, unveil, lift the lid of, uncover” + -tiōn- verbal noun suffix dentoting the action of the verb; reveal, -tion; apocalypse ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of revelation1

C14: from Church Latin revēlātiō from Latin revēlāre to reveal
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Example Sentences

That revelation spooked investors, who sent the shares crashing down by more than one-third over a two-day stretch.

From Fortune

The revelation of Ikhrata’s March donation to Lawson-Remer comes the same week that he’s unveiling his new, 50-year plan for the future of transportation in the county.

The single most important lesson from these revelations is that companies that trade in personal data cannot be trusted to store and manage it.

The plate showed what was then called the Andromeda nebula, but Hubble’s new distance measurement led to the universe-altering revelation that the nebula was, in fact, the Andromeda galaxy, and that countless other galaxies existed beyond our own.

The news about what went wrong with the deal has been a slow drip of revelations over the last year.

There was the empathetic way she dealt with the revelation that Mrs. Baxter is a former criminal.

The revelation that, at age 42, Ben Affleck has one hell of an ass.

It was also the most shocking revelation of 2014: Beyoncé Knowles is not perfect.

Quite why anyone is as shocked and surprised by this “revelation” as some are claiming, is beyond me.

And, he adds, God promises in Revelation 11:18 that “I will destroy those who destroy the Earth.”

The supernaturalist alleges that religion was revealed to man by God, and that the form of this revelation is a sacred book.

Each religion claims that its own Bible is the direct revelation of God, and is the only true Bible teaching the only true faith.

Is the Bible revelation so clear and explicit that no difference of opinion as to its meaning is possible?

He knew that the whole fabric of crime was due to the human reading of His "revelation" to man.

The recognition did not lessen the reality, the poignancy of the revelation by any suggestion or promise of instability.

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