单词 | revelation |
释义 | Word Frequency revelation(ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən) noun 1. the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, esp something true 2. a fact disclosed or revealed, esp in a dramatic or surprising way 3. Christianity a. God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for humankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries b. something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible Derived forms revelational (ˌreveˈlational) adjective Word origin C14: from Church Latin revēlātiō from Latin revēlāre to revealWord Frequency Revelation(ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən) noun Also called: the Apocalypse, the Revelation of Saint John the Divine (popularly, often plural) the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world |
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