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revelation
[ rev-uh-ley-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
Synonyms: exposure, divulgence, admission
- something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.
- Theology.
- God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures.
- an instance of such communication or disclosure.
- something thus communicated or disclosed.
- something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible.
- Revelations. Also called The Revelation of St. John the Divine. the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse. : Rev.
revelation
1/ ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən /
noun
- the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, esp something true
- a fact disclosed or revealed, esp in a dramatic or surprising way
- Christianity
- God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries
- something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible
Revelation
2/ ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən /
noun
- Also calledthe Apocalypsethe Revelation of Saint John the Divine popularly, often plural the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
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Derived Forms
- ˌreveˈlational, adjective
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Other Words From
- rev·e·la·tion·al adjective
- non·rev·e·la·tion noun
- pre·rev·e·la·tion noun
- un·rev·e·la·tion·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of revelation1
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Example Sentences
There was the empathetic way she dealt with the revelation that Mrs. Baxter is a former criminal.
The revelation that, at age 42, Ben Affleck has one hell of an ass.
It was also the most shocking revelation of 2014: Beyoncé Knowles is not perfect.
Quite why anyone is as shocked and surprised by this “revelation” as some are claiming, is beyond me.
And, he adds, God promises in Revelation 11:18 that “I will destroy those who destroy the Earth.”
The supernaturalist alleges that religion was revealed to man by God, and that the form of this revelation is a sacred book.
Each religion claims that its own Bible is the direct revelation of God, and is the only true Bible teaching the only true faith.
Is the Bible revelation so clear and explicit that no difference of opinion as to its meaning is possible?
He knew that the whole fabric of crime was due to the human reading of His "revelation" to man.
The recognition did not lessen the reality, the poignancy of the revelation by any suggestion or promise of instability.
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