revelation
Plural: revelations
Noun
- the speech act of making something evident
- an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
- communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
- the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
- The act of revealing or disclosing.
- Something that is revealed.
- Something dramatically disclosed.
- A manifestation of divine truth.
- Something that turns out to be a great success.
Examples
- The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.
- This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.
- This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English revelacioun, from Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō (“disclosure”), from revēlō (“to disclose”), re (“again”) + vēlō (“to cover”); by surface analysis, revelate + -ion.
Synonyms
Apocalypse, Book of Revelation, disclosure, divine revelation, revealing, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, apocalypse#Noun
Scrabble Score: 13
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