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Rev.

 
Use rev. in a Sentence
1. Revelation; Revelations.
2. Reverend.

rev.

 
1. revenue.
2. reverse.
3. review.
4. reviewed.
5. revise; revised.
6. revision.
7. revolution.
8. revolving.

rev⋅e⋅la⋅tion

  [rev-uh-ley-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
2. something revealed or disclosed, esp. a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.
3. Theology.
a. God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures.
b. an instance of such communication or disclosure.
c. something thus communicated or disclosed.
d. something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible.
4. (initial capital letter) Also called Revelations, The Revelation of St. John the Divine. the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse. Abbreviation: Rev.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME revelacion (< OF) < LL revēlātiōn- (s. of revēlātiō), equiv. to L revēlāt(us) (ptp. of revēlāre to reveal ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
rev⋅e⋅la⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. divulgation, admission, divulgence, exposure.
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rev.  
abbr.  

  1. revenue

  2. reverse

  3. reversed

  4. review

  5. revision

  6. revolution

Rev.  
abbr.  

  1. Bible Revelation

  2. Reverend

rev·e·la·tion   (rěv'ə-lā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of revealing or disclosing.

    2. Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized.

  2. Theology A manifestation of divine will or truth.

  3. Revelation Abbr. Rev. or Rv. Bible See Table at Bible.


[Middle English revelacion, from Old French revelation, from Latin revēlātiō, revēlātiōn-, from revēlātus, past participle of revēlāre, to reveal; see reveal1.]
rev·er·end   (rěv'ər-ənd)   
adj.  

  1. Deserving reverence.

  2. Relating to or characteristic of the clergy; clerical.

  3. Reverend Abbr. Rev. Used as a title and form of address for certain clerics in many Christian churches. In formal usage, preceded by the: the Reverend Jane Doe; Reverend John Jones.

n.   Informal
A cleric or minister. Used with the.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin reverendus, gerundive of reverērī, to revere; see revere1.]
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Word Origin & History

revelation 
c.1303, "disclosure of information to man by a divine or supernatural agency," from O.Fr. revelacion, from L. revelationem (nom. revelatio), from revelatus, pp. of revelare (see reveal). General meaning "disclosure of facts" is attested from c.1375; meaning "striking disclosure" is from 1862. As the name of the last book of the New Testament (Revelation of St. John), it is first attested c.1400 (see apocalypse); as simply Revelations, it is first recorded 1691.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
rev.

  1. revenue

  2. reverse

  3. reversed

  4. review

  5. revised

  6. revision

  7. revolution

Rev.

  1. Revelation

  2. reverend

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