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revelation

[ rev-uh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure:

    The revelation of previously hidden facts about the group’s activities changed the situation completely.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, such as of something not before realized:

    Her memoir contained several fascinating revelations about her love life.

  3. Theology.
    1. God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures.
    2. an instance of such communication or disclosure.
    3. something thus communicated or disclosed.
    4. something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible.
  4. Revelation. Also called The Revelation of St. John the Divine. the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse. : Rev.


revelation

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/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /

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
    1. God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries
    2. something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Revelation

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/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. Also calledthe Apocalypsethe 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𱹱ˈپDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···پDz· adjective
  • ԴDz····پDz noun
  • ····پDz noun
  • un····پDz· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of revelation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English revelacion, revelacioun, from Anglo-French revelaciun, revelacioun, revelatiun, from Middle French revelacion, revelation, from Late Latin ŧپō- (stem of ŧپō ), equivalent to Latin ŧ(ٳܲ) , past participle of ŧ “to remove the cover from, unveil, lift the lid of, uncover” + -پō- verbal noun suffix dentoting the action of the verb; reveal, -tion; apocalypse ( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of revelation1

C14: from Church Latin ŧپō from Latin ŧ to reveal
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These latest revelations show how much Andrew had become an isolated figure after his disastrous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview - as well as the palace intrigue surrounding his attempts to recover his position.

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He’s caught in the mess he’s made for himself, and it’s one so dire that it can’t be helped by any sniveling revelations about how his queerness has impacted his trip to Saint-Martial.

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Despite these revelations, the Wakefield study has caused no end of problems for public health.

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That sense of experiencing something special for the first time is part of the key to the event’s success, giving off an energy of invention and revelation.

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This process — revelation, revision, run-through — repeats a few times until, finally, they all nod in satisfaction.

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