revelatorn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛvəleɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈrɛvəˌleɪdər/

Forms: late Middle English reuelator, 1600s– revelator.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin revelator.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin revelator person who reveals (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < classical Latin revēlāt- , past participial stem of revēlāre reveal v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Middle French revelateur , French révélateur (1444), Old Occitan revelador (1377), Spanish revelador (early 15th cent.; rare before 17th cent.), Portuguese revelador (1589), Italian rivelatore (second half of the 14th cent.; c1300 as †revelatore ), and also Old French revelere , Middle French reveleur (in an isolated undated attestation in Old French and c1355 in a translation of Livy, respectively). Compare later revealer n. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (revĕlēⁱ·təɹ) /rɛvəˈleɪtə(r)/.

1. A person who or thing which discloses or reveals something; the maker of a revelation; a revealer.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > one who or that which discloses or reveals

bewrayerc1440

revelatorc1443

revealer1492

disclosera1513

detector1541

unmasker1605

dark lantern1616

unlocker1619

eye-opener1928

society > communication > information > action of informing > [noun] > person who

teller1340

revelatorc1443

advertiser1548

intelligencer1569

upgiver1577

declarator1583

relater1593

relator1593

informer1598

imparter1600

intelligent1602

referendary1614

informant1641

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 461 (MED) Þe knowing of alle suche muste be take into oure resoun bi credence ȝeuyng to þe reuelator and to þe teller þer of.

1627 W. Cockburn Respublica de Decimus 14 The revivers of the dead, the renuers of antiquitie, the revelators of Fate, the heraulds of vertue, the vncasers of vice.

1793 J. Miltimore Serm. preached in Newbury-Port 6 In this mysterious book [sc. St Matthew's Gospel], the Spirit by the revelator, depictures the awful issue of an impenitent continuance in the ways of sin.

1797 R. Polwhele Hist. Devonshire I. 228 Ordolph followed the way that led to the wood, where first he saw the glorious vision; and having the revelator for his conductor in the way, soon found the place.

1855 ‘F. Folio’ Bk. for Times: Lucy Boston xv. 195 The revelator began and narrated, in detail, the account and prophecy of the Mermaid.

1884 H. R. Haweis My Musical Life II. 420 Mendelssohn has been to me..a revelator of the beautiful.

1902 C. Myers Lost Wedding-ring viii. 151 Her words frequently are not the revelators of her meaning or of herself.

1979 E. Tarasti Myth & Music x. 272 In surrealism an artist had to be the discoverer and revelator of a myth.

2004 P. M. H. Atwater We live Forever (2006) vii. 44 History's revelators, the various messiahs, prophets, and mystics we have been blessed with.

2. spec.

a. Chiefly with capital initial. (An epithet of) St John of Patmos, as the author of the book of Revelation.

ΚΠ

1660 H. Adis Declar. Small Soc. Baptized Believers 1/2 Several other weighty things, sent to the seven Churches in Asia, and in them to us, by John the Revelator.

1746 W. Dowars Errors in Pt. Discovered 21 The Elect, consider'd by themselves, the Revelator tells us, are a great Multitude.

1801 Massachusetts Spy 20 May 1/2 They shall have their part (saith John the Revelator) in the lake which burneth.

1849 J. G. Whittier Leaves from Margaret Smith's Jrnl. 161 Nay,..it should rather..call to mind what the Revelator hath said of the Holy City.

1956 R. C. Petry Christian Eschatol. & Social Thought i. 14 May not the entire human world come to an irrefragably final end with horrors that even the Revelator dared not conjure up?

1991 J. Solomon Honey in Rock (2002) 57 John the Baptist and John the Revelator were both exiled prophets.

b. (A title of) the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Cf. prophet n. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Mormonism > [noun] > person > president

revelator1831

1831 Let. 9 Jan. in Hopkinsian Mag. 31 Dec. 285 He has visited his people..by raising up unto us a seer and a revelator, that He may communicate unto us such things as are necessary for our preservation and instruction.

1834 E. D. Howe Hist. Mormonism (1840) viii. 214 He can continue as long as he pleases in the bed of adultery,..still retain the spotless innocence of the holiest among mortals; and must be continued in the office of revelator.

1867 W. H. Dixon New Amer. II. ii. 12 The Mormon will put his trust in Joseph, as a natural seer and revelator.

1905 Testimony Important Witnesses in Proc. before Comm. Privileges & Elections 164 In what respect are these men revelators, prophets and seers, other than the first president.

2006 R. T. Schaefer & W. W. Zellner Extraordinary Groups vi. 222 As his title ‘revelator’ signifies, the first president is the only member of the church empowered to voice revelations.

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

单词	revelator
释义	revelatorn. Brit. /ˈrɛvəleɪtə/, U.S. /ˈrɛvəˌleɪdər/ Forms: late Middle English reuelator, 1600s– revelator. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin revelator. Etymology: < post-classical Latin revelator person who reveals (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < classical Latin revēlāt- , past participial stem of revēlāre reveal v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Middle French revelateur , French révélateur (1444), Old Occitan revelador (1377), Spanish revelador (early 15th cent.; rare before 17th cent.), Portuguese revelador (1589), Italian rivelatore (second half of the 14th cent.; c1300 as †revelatore ), and also Old French revelere , Middle French reveleur (in an isolated undated attestation in Old French and c1355 in a translation of Livy, respectively). Compare later revealer n. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (revĕlēⁱ·təɹ) /rɛvəˈleɪtə(r)/. 1. A person who or thing which discloses or reveals something; the maker of a revelation; a revealer. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > one who or that which discloses or reveals bewrayerc1440 revelatorc1443 revealer1492 disclosera1513 detector1541 unmasker1605 dark lantern1616 unlocker1619 eye-opener1928 society > communication > information > action of informing > [noun] > person who teller1340 revelatorc1443 advertiser1548 intelligencer1569 upgiver1577 declarator1583 relater1593 relator1593 informer1598 imparter1600 intelligent1602 referendary1614 informant1641 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 461 (MED) Þe knowing of alle suche muste be take into oure resoun bi credence ȝeuyng to þe reuelator and to þe teller þer of. 1627 W. Cockburn Respublica de Decimus 14 The revivers of the dead, the renuers of antiquitie, the revelators of Fate, the heraulds of vertue, the vncasers of vice. 1793 J. Miltimore Serm. preached in Newbury-Port 6 In this mysterious book [sc. St Matthew's Gospel], the Spirit by the revelator, depictures the awful issue of an impenitent continuance in the ways of sin. 1797 R. Polwhele Hist. Devonshire I. 228 Ordolph followed the way that led to the wood, where first he saw the glorious vision; and having the revelator for his conductor in the way, soon found the place. 1855 ‘F. Folio’ Bk. for Times: Lucy Boston xv. 195 The revelator began and narrated, in detail, the account and prophecy of the Mermaid. 1884 H. R. Haweis My Musical Life II. 420 Mendelssohn has been to me..a revelator of the beautiful. 1902 C. Myers Lost Wedding-ring viii. 151 Her words frequently are not the revelators of her meaning or of herself. 1979 E. Tarasti Myth & Music x. 272 In surrealism an artist had to be the discoverer and revelator of a myth. 2004 P. M. H. Atwater We live Forever (2006) vii. 44 History's revelators, the various messiahs, prophets, and mystics we have been blessed with. 2. spec. a. Chiefly with capital initial. (An epithet of) St John of Patmos, as the author of the book of Revelation. ΚΠ 1660 H. Adis Declar. Small Soc. Baptized Believers 1/2 Several other weighty things, sent to the seven Churches in Asia, and in them to us, by John the Revelator. 1746 W. Dowars Errors in Pt. Discovered 21 The Elect, consider'd by themselves, the Revelator tells us, are a great Multitude. 1801 Massachusetts Spy 20 May 1/2 They shall have their part (saith John the Revelator) in the lake which burneth. 1849 J. G. Whittier Leaves from Margaret Smith's Jrnl. 161 Nay,..it should rather..call to mind what the Revelator hath said of the Holy City. 1956 R. C. Petry Christian Eschatol. & Social Thought i. 14 May not the entire human world come to an irrefragably final end with horrors that even the Revelator dared not conjure up? 1991 J. Solomon Honey in Rock (2002) 57 John the Baptist and John the Revelator were both exiled prophets. b. (A title of) the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Cf. prophet n. 2c. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Mormonism > [noun] > person > president revelator1831 1831 Let. 9 Jan. in Hopkinsian Mag. 31 Dec. 285 He has visited his people..by raising up unto us a seer and a revelator, that He may communicate unto us such things as are necessary for our preservation and instruction. 1834 E. D. Howe Hist. Mormonism (1840) viii. 214 He can continue as long as he pleases in the bed of adultery,..still retain the spotless innocence of the holiest among mortals; and must be continued in the office of revelator. 1867 W. H. Dixon New Amer. II. ii. 12 The Mormon will put his trust in Joseph, as a natural seer and revelator. 1905 Testimony Important Witnesses in Proc. before Comm. Privileges & Elections 164 In what respect are these men revelators, prophets and seers, other than the first president. 2006 R. T. Schaefer & W. W. Zellner Extraordinary Groups vi. 222 As his title ‘revelator’ signifies, the first president is the only member of the church empowered to voice revelations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1443
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