REVELATION

revelation

(noun) an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation

(noun) the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle

revelation, divine revelation

(noun) communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency

disclosure, revelation, revealing

(noun) the speech act of making something evident

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Revelation

(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.

Synonym: Rev. (abbreviation)

Synonyms

• The Apocalypse

• The Apocalypse of John

• The Book of Revelation

• The Revelation of St. John the Divine

• The Revelation to John

Anagrams

• relevation

Etymology

Noun

revelation (plural revelations)

The act of revealing or disclosing.

Something that is revealed.

Something dramatically disclosed.

(theology) A manifestation of divine truth.

A great success.

Anagrams

• relevation

Source: Wiktionary


Rev`e*la"tion, n. Etym: [F. révélation, L. revelatio. See Reveal.]

1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.

2. That which is revealed.

3. (Theol.) (a) The act of revealing divine truth. (b) That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible. By revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words. Eph. iii. 3.

4. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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