English Explanatory Dictionary

revelatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.
  2. Prophetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic.

Pronunciation

[ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi] [ɹɛvəˈlejtəɹi] [ˈɹɛvələtoɹi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-revelatory.wav

Word forms

revelatory more revelatory most revelatory

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin revēlātōrius. By surface analysis, revelate + -ory.

Synonyms

revelative revealing

Antonyms

unrevelatory unrevealing

Related words

revealingness revelate Revelation revelator revelatoriness

Derived words

revelatorily unrevelatory
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