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1. (n.) revelation
the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
2. revelation
something revealed or disclosed, esp. a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.
3. revelation
Theol.
4. revelation
God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures.
5. revelation
an instance of such communication or disclosure.
6. revelation
something thus communicated or disclosed.
7. revelation
something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible.
8. revelation
(cap.) Usu.,
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME revelacion (< OF) < LL revēlātiō= L revēlā(re) to reveal1+-tiō -tion)
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| Definition of 'revelation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) disclosure, revelation, revealing
the speech act of making something evident
2. (noun) revelation
an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
3. (noun) revelation, divine revelation
communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
4. (noun) Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
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
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1. (noun) revelation
a surprising fact
the recent revelation that she had had an affair
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| Definition of 'revelation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) revelation
the act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them
2. (noun) revelation
that which is revealed
3. (noun) revelation
the act of revealing divine truth
4. (noun) revelation
that which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible
5. (noun) revelation
specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse
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| Definitions of 'revelation' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. revelation
name properly applicable to the knowledge of God, or of divine things, imparted to the mind of man, by the operation of the Divine Spirit in the human soul, and as apprehended by it.
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Sense: the act of revealing secrets, information etc
the revelation of the true facts.
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 Afrikaans: openbaring |
 Arabic: وَحْي، كَشْف |
 Bulgarian: разкриване |
 Brazilian: revelação |
 Czech: odhalení |
 German: die Enthüllung |
 Danish: afsløring |
 Greek: αποκάλυψη |
 Spanish: revelación |
 Estonian: avalikustamine |
 Farsi: الهام |
 Finnish: paljastaminen |
 French: révélation |
 Hebrew: גִילוּי מַפתִיע |
 Hindi: रहस्योद्घाटन |
 Croatian: otkrivanje |
 Hungarian: felfedés |
 Indonesian: pengungkapan |
 Icelandic: afhjúpun, opinberun |
 Italian: rivelazione |
 Japanese: 暴露 |
 Korean: 폭로 |
 Lithuanian: atskleidimas |
 Latvian: atklāšana; atklājums |
 Malay: pendedahan |
 Dutch: onthulling |
 Norwegian: avsløring, åpenbaring |
 Polish: ujawnienie |
 Persian: الهام |
 Pashto: څرګندونه،اوڅارنه ، ښودنه |
 Portuguese: revelação |
 Romanian: revelare |
 Russian: разоблачение |
 Slovak: odhalenie, prezradenie |
 Slovenian: razkritje |
 Serbian: otkirvanje |
 Swedish: avslöjande, uppdagande |
 Thai: การเปิดเผย |
 Turkish: açıklama |
 Taiwanese: 揭露 |
 Ukrainian: відкриття, виявлення |
 Urdu: الہام |
 Vietnamese: sự tiết lộ |
 Chinese: 揭露 |
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