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rev⋅e⋅la⋅tion

  [rev-uh-ley-shuhn]
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–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·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.]
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Revelation

an uncovering, a bringing to light of that which had been previously wholly hidden or only obscurely seen. God has been pleased in various ways and at different times (Heb. 1:1) to make a supernatural revelation of himself and his purposes and plans, which, under the guidance of his Spirit, has been committed to writing. (See WORD OF GOD.) The Scriptures are not merely the "record" of revelation; they are the revelation itself in a written form, in order to the accurate presevation and propagation of the truth. Revelation and inspiration differ. Revelation is the supernatural communication of truth to the mind; inspiration (q.v.) secures to the teacher or writer infallibility in communicating that truth to others. It renders its subject the spokesman or prophet of God in such a sense that everything he asserts to be true, whether fact or doctrine or moral principle, is true, infallibly true.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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