It was a revelation to me.
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Revelation
//ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "revelation" (174 found)
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Closest matches (35)
Strong matches (52)
Related words (87)
materializingmystical experiencemysticismnarrationnarrativenewsobservabilityoccurrenceopeningoracleoutcropoutcroppingpatefactionperceptibilityperipeteiapneumatophanypresentationproclamationpronouncementproof
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prophecypublicationrealizationrecognitionrediscoveryremoving the veilrevealingrevealmentrevelation of saint john divinerevelation of st john divinerevelation to johnriserisingsatanophanyscoopseeablenessserendipityshockshockershowingshowing forthshowing upshowupsolutionspottingstaggererstartlerstatementstrikestrippingsurprisalsurprisesurprise endingsurprise packagesurprise partyswitchthe seenthe visibletheophaniatheophanytheopneustiatheopneustythunderboltthunderclaptreasure trovetrouvailletroveuncloakinguncoveringunearthingunfoldingunfoldmentunmaskingunveilingunwrappingvisibilityvisiblenessvisionvisualitywhat is revealed
Proper Noun(6 words)
Noun(1 words)
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11 entriesTranslations
229 translations across 95 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Openbaring name (book of Bible)
Aghwan
1 entries- 𐔰𐕄𐕒𐕡𐕄𐕆𐔶𐕒𐕡𐕎 noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Albanian
1 entries- Zbulesa name (book of Bible)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀποκάλυψις noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Arabic
3 entries- الرُّؤْيَا name (book of Bible)
- تَنْزِيل noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- وَحْي noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Armenian
4 entries- Հայտնություն name (book of Bible)
- բացահայտում noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- բացահայտում noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- հայտնություն noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
4 entries- ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ name (book of Bible)
- ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- vəhy noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Basque
1 entries- Apokalipsi name (book of Bible)
Belarusian
3 entries- адкрыццё noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- адкрыццё noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- адкрыццё noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Bemba
1 entries- Ubusokololo name (book of Bible)
Bengali
3 entries- প্রত্যাদেশ name (book of Bible)
- ওহী noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- নাজিল noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Bulgarian
3 entries- Откровение name (book of Bible)
- открове́ние noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- разкри́ване noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Burmese
1 entries- ဗျာဒိတ်ကျမ်း name (book of Bible)
Catalan
3 entries- Apocalipsi name (book of Bible)
- revelació noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- revelació noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Cebuano
2 entries- Bugna name (book of Bible)
- Pinadayag name (book of Bible)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 啟示錄 /启示录 name (book of Bible)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 啟示錄 /启示录 name (book of Bible)
- 默示錄 /默示录 name (book of Bible)
- 啟示 /启示 noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- 揭發 /揭发 noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Czech
3 entries- odhalení noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- zjevení noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- zjevení noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Danish
3 entries- Johannes' Åbenbaring name (book of Bible)
- åbenbaring noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- åbenbaring noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Dutch
4 entries- Openbaring name (book of Bible)
- onthulling noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- openbaring noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- openbaring noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Esperanto
1 entries- revelacio noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Estonian
1 entries- Johannesse ilmutusraamat name (book of Bible)
Farefare
1 entries- Pukre name (book of Bible)
Fijian
1 entries- Vakatakila name (book of Bible)
Finnish
4 entries- Johanneksen ilmestys name (book of Bible)
- ilmestyskirja name (book of Bible)
- ilmestys noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- paljastus noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
French
3 entries- Apocalypse name (book of Bible)
- Révélation name (book of Bible)
- révélation noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Galician
4 entries- Apocalipse name (book of Bible)
- revelación noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- revelación noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- revelación noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Georgian
4 entries- აპოკალიფსი name (book of Bible)
- გამოცხადება name (book of Bible)
- გამოცხადება იოანესი name (book of Bible)
- გამომჟღავნება noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
German
4 entries- Apokalypse name (book of Bible)
- Offenbarung name (book of Bible)
- Offenbarung des Johannes name (book of Bible)
- Enthüllung noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Greek
3 entries- Αποκάλυψη name (book of Bible)
- αποκάλυψη noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- αποκάλυψη noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Hawaiian
1 entries- Hōʻike ʻAna name (book of Bible)
Hebrew
4 entries- הִתְגַּלּוּת name (book of Bible)
- חֲזוֹן יוֹחָנָן name (book of Bible)
- גילוי \ גִּלּוּי noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- הִתְגַּלּוּת noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Hindi
2 entries- प्रकाशित वाक्य name (book of Bible)
- प्रकटीकरण noun (something dramatically disclosed)
Hungarian
1 entries- kinyilatkoztatás noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Icelandic
3 entries- Opinberunarbók Jóhannesar name (book of Bible)
- opinberun noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- opinberun noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Ido
1 entries- revelo noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Indonesian
2 entries- Wahyu name (book of Bible)
- wahyu noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Irish
4 entries- Apacailipsis (Eoin) name (book of Bible)
- Taispeáint name (book of Bible)
- an Taispeáint a fuair Eoin name (book of Bible)
- nochtadh noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Italian
2 entries- rivelazione noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- rivelazione noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Japanese
4 entries- 黙示録 name (book of Bible)
- 啓示 noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- 暴露 noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- 暴露 noun (something dramatically disclosed)
Jarai
2 entries- Pơrơđah name (book of Bible)
- Tơlơi Bơrơđah name (book of Bible)
Kannada
1 entries- ಪ್ರಕಟನೆ name (book of Bible)
Kazakh
2 entries- Аян name (book of Bible)
- Жохан аяны name (book of Bible)
Khmer
1 entries- វិវរណៈ name (book of Bible)
Konkani
1 entries- जुांवाक प्रकासवणी name (book of Bible)
Korean
4 entries- 요한 묵시록 name (book of Bible)
- 계시 noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- 폭로 noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- 폭로 noun (something dramatically disclosed)
Lala-Bisa
1 entries- Ukufisulula name (book of Bible)
Latin
3 entries- Apocalypsis name (book of Bible)
- Revēlātiō name (book of Bible)
- revelatio noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Apreiškimas Jonui name (book of Bible)
Lutuv
1 entries- Biephu name (book of Bible)
Macedonian
4 entries- Откровение name (book of Bible)
- откри́вање noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- открове́ние noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- разоткри́вање noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Malay
3 entries- Kitab Ilham name (book of Bible)
- Kitab Wahyu name (book of Bible)
- wahyu noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Malayalam
1 entries- വെളിപ്പാടു name (book of Bible)
Maltese
1 entries- l-Apokalissi name (book of Bible)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- Miv̄enulio name (book of Bible)
Marathi
1 entries- प्रकटीकरण name (book of Bible)
Mongolian
1 entries- Илчлэлт name (book of Bible)
Māori
2 entries- Whakakitenga name (book of Bible)
- tūhuratanga noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Nepali
1 entries- प्रकाश name (book of Bible)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- Ufunuo name (book of Bible)
Nkoya
1 entries- Kuholoka name (book of Bible)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- Johannes' åpenbaring name (book of Bible)
- åpenbaring noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- åpenbaring noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- Johannes' openberring name (book of Bible)
- openberring noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Odia
1 entries- ଯୋହନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ବାକ୍ୟ name (book of Bible)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- افشا noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- الهام noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- كشف noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Persian
4 entries- مکاشفه name (book of Bible)
- افشا noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- افشاسازی noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- افشاگری noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Openboarunk name (book of Bible)
Polish
2 entries- Apokalipsa name (book of Bible)
- objawienie noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Portuguese
4 entries- Apocalipse name (book of Bible)
- revelação noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- revelação noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- revelação noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਪਰਕਾਸ਼ ਦੀ ਪੋਥੀ name (book of Bible)
Romanian
4 entries- revelare noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- revelație noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- revelație noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- revelație noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Russian
4 entries- Апока́липсис name (book of Bible)
- Открове́ние Иоа́нна Богосло́ва name (book of Bible)
- открове́ние noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- открове́ние noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- foillseachadh noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- taisbeanadh noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- taisbeanadh noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- Otkrovenje Jovanovo name (book of Bible)
- Откровење Јованово name (book of Bible)
- otkrivénje noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- otkrovénje noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Sinhalese
1 entries- එළිදරව් name (book of Bible)
Slovak
1 entries- zjavenie noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Slovene
3 entries- Razodetje name (book of Bible)
- odkritje noun (manifestation of divine truth)
- razodetje noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Somali
1 entries- Muujintii name (book of Bible)
Spanish
4 entries- Apocalipsis name (book of Bible)
- Revelación name (book of Bible)
- develamiento noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- revelación noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Suba
1 entries- Owusasuko name (book of Bible)
Suba-Simbiti
1 entries- Okohonyora name (book of Bible)
Swahili
2 entries- Ufunuo name (book of Bible)
- ufunuo noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Swedish
4 entries- Uppenbarelseboken name (book of Bible)
- avslöjande noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- avslöjande noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- uppenbarelse noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Tagalog
3 entries- Pahayag name (book of Bible)
- kasiwalatan noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- siwalat noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Tamil
1 entries- திருவெளிப்பாடு name (book of Bible)
Telugu
1 entries- ప్రకటన గ్రంథము name (book of Bible)
Thai
1 entries- วิวรณ์ name (book of Bible)
Turkish
2 entries- Vahiy name (book of Bible)
- vahiy noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Turkmen
1 entries- Ýahýa gelen ylham name (book of Bible)
Ukrainian
4 entries- Об'явлення name (book of Bible)
- відкриття́ noun (the act of revealing or disclosing)
- відкриття́ noun (something dramatically disclosed)
- відкриття́ noun (manifestation of divine truth)
Urdu
1 entries- مکاشفہ name (book of Bible)
Uyghur
1 entries- ۋەھىيلەر name (book of Bible)
Vietnamese
1 entries- Khải Huyền name (book of Bible)
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What a revelation!
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His extensive knowledge of music was a revelation to us.
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The Bible, as a revelation from God, was not designed to give us all the information we might desire, nor to solve all the questions about which the human soul is perplexed, but to impart enough to be a safe guide to the haven of eternal rest.
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