revelativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛvələtɪv/,

/ˈrɛvl̩ətɪv/, U.S.

/rəˈvɛlədɪv/,

/ˈrɛvəˌleɪdɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin revēlāt- , revēlāre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin revēlāt-, past participial stem of revēlāre reveal v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin revelativus (7th cent.). Compare earlier revealing adj.

Serving to reveal something, esp. significant information; revelatory; demonstrative of something. Also: of or relating to a revelation or revelations.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [adjective]

revealing1563

telltale1579

discoveringa1631

proditoriousa1639

revelative1652

unfolding1762

unconcealing1804

revelatory1821

eye-opening1825

disclosing1892

now-it-can-be-told1932

1652 Mercurius Britannicus No. 14. 225 Room for a blue-apron'd Mercury, which though I cannot be so much master of the Revelative spirit, to foreknow.

1850 Chambers's Papers for People I. 20 Not a little revelative, too, of hereditary Yorkshire blood.

1887 Lit. World 25 Mar. 275/2 The subject is of such a nature, that somehow it becomes more luminous and revelative.

1929 Daily Mail 18 July 6/4 The revelative few lines of him which I must quote.

1978 Philos. East & West 28 57 Concepts that belong to revelative theology proper, such as those of the Logos.

2000 R. S. Corrington Semiotic Theory Theol. & Philos. i. 39 Melancholy and ecstasy are more deeply revelative of worldhood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	revelative
释义	revelativeadj. Brit. /ˈrɛvələtɪv/, /ˈrɛvl̩ətɪv/, U.S. /rəˈvɛlədɪv/, /ˈrɛvəˌleɪdɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin revēlāt- , revēlāre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin revēlāt-, past participial stem of revēlāre reveal v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin revelativus (7th cent.). Compare earlier revealing adj. Serving to reveal something, esp. significant information; revelatory; demonstrative of something. Also: of or relating to a revelation or revelations. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [adjective] revealing1563 telltale1579 discoveringa1631 proditoriousa1639 revelative1652 unfolding1762 unconcealing1804 revelatory1821 eye-opening1825 disclosing1892 now-it-can-be-told1932 1652 Mercurius Britannicus No. 14. 225 Room for a blue-apron'd Mercury, which though I cannot be so much master of the Revelative spirit, to foreknow. 1850 Chambers's Papers for People I. 20 Not a little revelative, too, of hereditary Yorkshire blood. 1887 Lit. World 25 Mar. 275/2 The subject is of such a nature, that somehow it becomes more luminous and revelative. 1929 Daily Mail 18 July 6/4 The revelative few lines of him which I must quote. 1978 Philos. East & West 28 57 Concepts that belong to revelative theology proper, such as those of the Logos. 2000 R. S. Corrington Semiotic Theory Theol. & Philos. i. 39 Melancholy and ecstasy are more deeply revelative of worldhood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1652
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