Revelation Definition
rĕvə-lāshən
revelations
noun
revelations
A revealing, or disclosing, of something.
Webster's New World
Something disclosed; disclosure; esp., a striking disclosure, as of something not previously known or realized.
Webster's New World
A sudden insight or idea.
American Heritage
Communication, by a divinity or by divine agency, of divine truth or knowledge; specif., God's manifestation of the divinity or of the divine will to humanity.
Webster's New World
An instance of this.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- telling
- betrayal
- divulgement
- expose
- exposé
- exposure
- publication
- showing
- bombshell
- confession
- admission
- announcement
- discovery
- disclosure
- divine revelation
pronoun
(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Revelation
Noun
Singular:
revelation
Plural:
revelationsOrigin of Revelation
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Middle English revelacion from Old French revelation from Latin revēlātiō revēlātiōn- from revēlātus past participle of revēlāre to reveal reveal1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin revÄ“lātiō (“disclosure"), from revÄ“lō (“to disclose"), re (“again") + vÄ“lō (“to cover").
From Wiktionary
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