English Explanatory Dictionary

revelation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of revealing or disclosing.
  2. Something that is revealed.
  3. Something dramatically disclosed.
  4. A manifestation of divine truth.
  5. Something that turns out to be a great success.
name
  1. The final book of the New Testament of the Bible; its events.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ en-us-revelation.ogg

Word forms

revelation revelations

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

Related words

reveal revealing revealingness revelate revelative revelator revelatory

Derived words

nonrevelation Revelation revelational revelationary revelationism revelationist self-revelation special revelation
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