revelation Definition
rev·ela·tion (rev′ə lā′s̸hən)
noun
- a revealing, or disclosing, of something
- something disclosed; disclosure; esp., a striking disclosure, as of something not previously known or realized
- Theol.
- 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
- an instance of this
- that which is so communicated, disclosed, or manifested
- something, as a writing or event, containing or showing such a communication, disclosure, or manifestation
- 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
revelation Synonyms
revelation
n.
Divulgence
disclosure, discovery, announcement, admission, confession, divulgement, betrayal, telling, showing, publication, exposure, exposé, bombshell. The act of revealing divine truth
prophecy, vision, apocalypse, inspiration, sign, foreshadowing, shadowing forth, adumbration, oracle, divine manifestation; see also divination.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.
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