revelation
//ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- revelations
Definitions
1.The act of revealing or disclosing.
- Magicians talk about the revelation at the end of a trick.
- The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.
2.Something that is revealed.
3.Something dramatically disclosed.
- This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.
4.A manifestation of divine truth.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3941
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English revelacioun
From Old French revelacion
From Latin revēlātiō (“disclosure”)
From revēlō (“to disclose”), re (“again”) + vēlō (“to cover”); by surface analysis, revelate + -ion.