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
Revelation
(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.
Synonym: Rev. (abbreviation)
• The Apocalypse
• The Apocalypse of John
• The Book of Revelation
• The Revelation of St. John the Divine
• The Revelation to John
• relevation
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.
• 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
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
