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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rev•e•la•tion /ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act of revealing.
- something revealed:[countable]It came as a stunning revelation that he was an adopted child.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rev•e•la•tion (rev′ə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of revealing or disclosing;
disclosure. - something revealed or disclosed, esp. a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.
- Religion[Theol.]
- God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures.
- an instance of such communication or disclosure.
- something thus communicated or disclosed.
- something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible.
- Bible(cap.) Also called Revelations, The Revelation of St. John the Divine. the last book in the New Testament;
the Apocalypse. Abbr.: Rev.
- Late Latin revēlātiōn- (stem of revēlātiō), equivalent. to Latin revēlāt(us) (past participle of revēlāre to reveal) + -iōn- -ion
- Old French)
- Middle English revelacion (1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged divulgation, admission, divulgence, exposure.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: revelation /ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən/ n - the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, esp something true
- a fact disclosed or revealed, esp in a dramatic or surprising way
- God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries
Etymology: 14th Century: from Church Latin revēlātiō from Latin revēlāre to revealˌreveˈlational adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Revelation /ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən/ n - 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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