revelation Hear it!

revelation Definition

rev·ela·tion (rev′ə lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a revealing, or disclosing, of something
  2. something disclosed; disclosure; esp., a striking disclosure, as of something not previously known or realized
  3. Theol.
    1. 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
    2. an instance of this
    3. that which is so communicated, disclosed, or manifested
    4. something, as a writing or event, containing or showing such a communication, disclosure, or manifestation
  4. the last book of the New Testament, ascribed to John (in full The Revelation of Saint John the Divine); Apocalypse: abbrev. Rev or Rv

Etymology: ME reuelacioun < OFr revelation < LL(Ec) revelatio < pp. of L revelare

revelation Related Forms

rev′·ela′·tor noun rev′·ela·to′ry (-lə tôr′ē) adjective

revelation Synonyms

revelation

n.

  1. Divulgence

    disclosure, discovery, announcement, admission, confession, divulgement, betrayal, telling, showing, publication, exposure, exposé, bombshell.

    Antonyms secrecy*, hiding*, refusal to tell.

  2. The act of revealing divine truth

    prophecy, vision, apocalypse, inspiration, sign, foreshadowing, shadowing forth, adumbration, oracle, divine manifestation; see also divination.

  3. Divine truth revealed

    divine word, God's word, apocalypse, cabala; see doctrine 1, faith 2.

revelation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • suppose: The supposed revelation of God in ordinary public objects will likewise be dismissed as psychologically induced.
  • deny: Wretched is the likeness of folk who deny the revelations of Allah.
  • receive: For had he truly received such revelation, he would be bound to change.
  • await: All the way through The Sixth Sense you eagerly await revelation; shots of the depression pills and the cellar door demand explanation.
  • follow: Follow my patterns, I'm following the revelation of God.

Converse of subject

Adjective modifier

  • divine: Either the divine revelation follows a definite order in the development of the kingdom in the earth, or it does not.
  • startling: Nick presents some startling revelations which will simply blow you away.
  • shocking: A shocking revelation that ultimately led to the death of the man who sought to expose it, attorney Paul Wilcher.
  • biblical: This facilitation begins with the recognition of the bipolar nature of biblical revelation.
  • supernatural: In Newman's time, the seeds were being sown of the denial of supernatural revelation.
  • scriptural: Indeed, historical revelation and Scriptural revelation are inseparable and one.

Modifies a noun

chapter: Revelation chapter 2 verse 10, the church at Smyrna: ' Be faithful unto death ' - what a demand!

Noun used with modifier

  • shock: The shock revelation is likely to break the hearts of many of his female fans.
  • testament: The term is then also used in a broader sense to refer to certain sections of the Old Testament revelation.
  • plot: A major plot revelation is that the Predators were once worshiped as gods by early human civilisations.

Preposition: of

  • truth: This suggestion is similarly applied to the riot film, in order to question its status as information ( as revelation of truth ).
  • Christianity: But in the cluster of great truths which constitute the Divine revelation of Christianity, the Resurrection holds the central place.
  • grace: For all such, that wonderful revelation of grace was especially given.
  • judgment: This revelation of judgment launched Enoch into a close walk with God.