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Meaning of revelation in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

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  1. Noun

    revelation

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the theological sense): from Old French, or from late Latin revelatio(n-), from revelare‘lay bare’ (see reveal). Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th century

    Definitions

    1. the speech act of making something evident
  2. 2. an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
  3. 3. communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
  4. 4. the last book of the New Testament

    Examples

    • « 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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