revelation

Syllables: rev·e·la·tionUK/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

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Australia/ˌɹev.əˈlæɪ.ʃən/

revelation noun: the act of revealing or disclosing.

Noun

revelation (countable and uncountable, plural revelations)

The act of revealing or disclosing.
- The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.
- Magicians talk about the revelation at the end of a trick.2007, Paul Zenon, Cool Card Tricks: Techniques for the Advanced Magician, page 58
Something that is revealed.
- The revelaciõ of Jeſus Chꝛiſte / which god gave vnto hĩ / foꝛto ſhewe vnto his ſervaunt[es] thyng[es] which muſte ſhoꝛtly come to paſſe.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, The Revelacion off Sanct Jhon the Devine j:[1], folio cccxxj, verso
- But it was much more than a mere ship. Its systems, processes, and technology were so advanced that they dwarfed every accomplishment of the Citadel species. Its grandeur and complexity rivaled the greatest creations of the Protheans—the mass relays and the Citadel. It may have even surpassed them....2007, Drew Karpyshyn, Mass Effect: Revelation, Del Rey Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 320–321
Something dramatically disclosed.
- This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.
A manifestation of divine truth.
- This does not mean that God has difficulty overcoming obstacles; if one questions whether revelation is ‘a simple matter’, this need not refer to whether or not God has to exert himself greatly to overcome these obstacles, or whether he is grieved or suffers in some way to overcome these obstacles.2008, Rolfe King, Obstacles to Divine Revelation: God and the Reorientation of Human Reason, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN
Synonyms:

apocalypse
Something that turns out to be a great success.
- This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields.
- Upon the more developed taste of the present Jewish public, Goldfaden's operettas do not make much impression, but half a century ago his plays were a revelation to the people in Eastern Europe and caused a furor throughout the Jewish settlement in Russia.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 453

Proper noun capitalized: Revelation

Revelation

The final book of the New Testament of the Bible; its events.
- He had drunk more than was fit for him, and he was singing some light song, when he saw approaching, as he said, the pale horse mentioned in the Revelation, with Death seated as the rider.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
Synonyms:

Rev., The Apocalypse, The Apocalypse of John, The Book of Revelation, The Revelation of St. John the Divine, The Revelation to John

revelation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

revelation in Hindi

something dramatically disclosed: प्रकटीकरण prakṭīkraṇ

revelation in Tamil

மறைவான ஒன்று வெளியாதல், வெளிப்படுத்தல், வெளிப்படுகை, வெளிப்பாடு, புலப்பாடு, முன்காணாத புதுத் தரிசனம்

revelation in Urdu

revelation: الہام ilhām, انکشاف inkiśāf, پرکاش prakāś
revelation, manifestation: کشف kaśf

revelation in Bengali

manifestation of divine truth: ওহী ohī, নাজিল nazil

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revelation in Telugu: శ్రుతి śruti
revelation in Malayalam: വെളിപാട് veḷipāṭŭ
revelation in Kannada: ಹೊರಗೆಡಹುವುದು, ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುವುದು, ಬಯಲುಮಾಡುವುದು, ಪ್ರಕಟನ
revelation in Gujarati: વહી vahī
revelation in Nepali: रहस्योद्घाटन
revelation in Tagalog: siwalat, kasiwalatan
revelation in Arabic: وَحْي waḥy, تَنْزِيل tanzīl
revelation in Malay: wahyu
revelation in Indonesian: wahyu
revelation in Persian: افشاگری efšâ-gari, افشاسازی efšâ-sâzi, افشا efšâ, وحی vahy

Examples of revelation in a sentence

Share prices tumbled after the revelation about the company's impending failure.
We were left shaken by the revelations of abuse.
Amazing! This new revelation is front-page material!

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Synonyms of revelation

apocalypse
Rev.
The Apocalypse
The Apocalypse of John
The Book of Revelation
The Revelation of St. John the Divine
The Revelation to John

Forms of revelation

plural	revelations

Plural of revelation: revelations

Origin of revelation

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.

Proprialization from revelation. The translation decisions, from the original Greek to the conventional English choices Revelation and Apocalypse, are covered by Wikipedia at Book of Revelation § Title, authorship, and date.

Words formed from revelation

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Questions about revelation

What does revelation mean?: Revelation means the act of revealing or disclosing.
What is revelation in Hindi?: Revelation in Hindi is प्रकटीकरण (prakṭīkraṇ). See Revelation meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is revelation?: Revelation can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce revelation?: Revelation is pronounced /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of revelation?: The plural of revelation is revelations.

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