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revelations

revelations is the plural of revelation.

Meaning of revelation

Noun

revelation (countable and uncountable, plural revelations)

  1. The act of revealing or disclosing.
    • The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.
  2. 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
  3. Something dramatically disclosed.
    • This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.
  4. 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
  5. Something that turns out to be a great success.
    • This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields.

See all 6 meanings of revelation

Proper noun capitalized: Revelations

Revelations

  1. (misconstruction) Misconstruction of Revelation (“final book of the New Testament”).
    • I find that the prophecies of the Bible and Nostradamus correlate at least generally. I had always assumed that he read Revelations and that encouraged (to some degree) his writings.1996 December 19, John Holladay, “Which Bible would Nostradamus have read?”, in alt.prophecies.nostradamus (Usenet)
    • When do YOU think Revelations was written? And where is YOUR proof?1998 July 18, Les Brown, “A question of religion”, in aus.religion.christian (Usenet)

Questions about revelations

What is revelations the plural of?
Revelations is the plural of revelation.
What part of speech is revelations?
Revelations is a proper noun.

Words near revelations in the dictionary

  1. revelational
  2. revelationary
  3. revelationism
  4. revelationist
  5. revelationists
  6. revelations
  7. revelative
  8. revelator
  9. revelatorily
  10. revelatoriness
  11. revelators

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