revelation /re-və-lāˈshən or -vi-/

1. The act or experience of revealing
2. That which is revealed
3. A disclosure
4. An enlightening experience
5. Divine or supernatural communication
6. Revelation (of St John) or, popularly, Revelations ( singular noun) the Apocalypse or last book of the New Testament

revelāˈtional adjective

revelāˈtionist noun

1. A believer in divine revelation
2. A person who makes a revelation
3. The author of the Apocalypse or an apocalyptic book

revˈelātive adjective

revˈelātor noun

revˈelatory adjective

• at the best of times
• at the bottom of
• at the coalface
• at the crack of dawn
• at the double
• at the drop of a hat
• at the earliest
• at the eleventh hour
• at the end of one's tether
• at the end of the day
• at the expense of
• at the feet of
• at the first blush
• at the fore
• at the full
• at the hand of
• at the hands of
• at the head of the poll
• at the heels of
• at the instance of
• at the latest
• at the least
• at the mercy of
• at the most
• at the outside