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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
rev′e•la′tion•al, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged divulgation, admission, divulgence, exposure.
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