What does "revelation" mean?
The act of revealing or disclosing.
Revelation
/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ name, noun
name, noun ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The act of revealing or disclosing.
- Grammar: revelation is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: disclosure, admission, afflatus, aha moment.
- Useful contrasts: adumbration, burial, burial practices.
- Usage evidence: His extensive knowledge of music was a revelation to us.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of revealing or disclosing. countable, uncountable
"The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace."
- 2 an enlightening or astonishing disclosure wordnet
- 3 Something that is revealed. countable, uncountable
"The revelaciõ of Jeſus Chꝛiſte / which god gave vnto hĩ / foꝛto ſhewe vnto his ſervaunt[es] thyng[es] which muſte ſhoꝛtly come to paſſe."
- 4 communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency wordnet
- 5 Something dramatically disclosed. countable, uncountable
"This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it."
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- 6 the speech act of making something evident wordnet
- 7 A manifestation of divine truth. countable, uncountable
"This does not mean that God has difficulty overcoming obstacles; if one questions whether revelation is ‘a simple matter’, this need not refer to whether or not God has to exert himself greatly to overcome these obstacles, or whether he is grieved or suffers in some way to overcome these obstacles."
- 8 Something that turns out to be a great success. countable, uncountable
"This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields."
Proper Noun
- 1 The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.
"He had drunk more than was fit for him, and he was singing some light song, when he saw approaching, as he said, the pale horse mentioned in the Revelation, with Death seated as the rider."
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Example
"His extensive knowledge of music was a revelation to us."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "revelation"?
Common synonyms include: disclosure, admission, afflatus, aha moment, angelophany, announcement.
How do you use "revelation" in a sentence?
His extensive knowledge of music was a revelation to us.
How do you pronounce "revelation"?
Pronounced /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English revelacioun, from Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō (“disclosure”), from revēlō (“to disclose”), re (“again”) + vēlō (“to cover”); by surface analysis, revelate + -ion.
Etymology 2
Proprialization from revelation. The translation decisions, from the original Greek to the conventional English choices Revelation and Apocalypse, are covered by Wikipedia at Book of Revelation § Title, authorship, and date.