revelation (redirected from Revelations)

rev·e·la·tion  (rv-lshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of revealing or disclosing.

b. Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized.

2. Theology A manifestation of divine will or truth.

3. Revelation Abbr. Rev. or Rv. Bible See Table at Bible.

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[Middle English revelacion, from Old French revelation, from Latin revlti, revltin-, from revltus, past participle of revlre, to reveal; see reveal¹.]

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revelation [ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən]

n

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 / Ecclesiastical Terms) (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Christianity

a.  God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries

b.  something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible

[from Church Latin revēlātiō from Latin revēlāre to reveal]

revelational  adj

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Revelation [ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən]

n

(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (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. Also called: the Apocalypse, the Revelation of Saint John the Divine

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revelation - the speech act of making something evident disclosure, revealing tattle, singing, telling - disclosing information or giving evidence about another speech act - the use of language to perform some act display - behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion" divulgement, divulgence - the act of disclosing something that was secret or private discovery - something that is discovered discovery - (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case giveaway - an unintentional disclosure informing, ratting - to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) news leak, leak - unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information exposure - the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
	2.	revelation - an enlightening or astonishing disclosure brainstorm, brainwave, insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
	3.	revelation - communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency divine revelation making known, informing - a speech act that conveys information
	4.	Revelation - 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 Book of Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse Four Horsemen - (New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible

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revelation

noun

1. disclosure, discovery, news, broadcast, exposé, announcement, publication, exposure, leak, uncovering, confession, divulgence revelations about his private life

2. exhibition, telling, communication, broadcasting, discovery, publication, exposure, leaking, unveiling, uncovering, manifestation, unearthing, giveaway, proclamation, exposition the revelation of his private life

3. sign, warning, omen, portent, presage, forewarning, writing on the wall The whole system was based on a divine revelation.

Translations

revelation [ˌrevəˈleɪʃən] N → revelación f
(Book of) Revelations → el Apocalipsis
it was a revelation to me → fue una revelación para mí

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revelation [ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃ^ən] n

(= surprising fact) → révélation f
revelations about his private life → des révélations sur sa vie privée

(= eye-opener) → révélation f
Dali's show was a revelation → L'exposition Dali fut une révélation.
to be a revelation to sb → être une révélation pour qn

(= revealing) [affair, fact, secret] → révélation f

(RELIGION) → révélation f

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revelation

n → Enthüllung f; (Rel) → Offenbarung f; (the book of) Revelations → die Offenbarung (des Johannes); it was a revelation to me → das hat mir die Augen geöffnet; what a revelation! → unglaublich!

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revelation [ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃ/ən] n → rivelazione f
(the Book of the) Revelation (Bible) → l'Apocalisse f

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revelation

n revelation [revəˈleiʃən]

1 the act of revealing secrets, information etc the revelation of the true facts. openbaring وَحْي، كَشْف разкриване odhalení afsløring die Enthüllung αποκάλυψη revelación avalikustamine الهام paljastaminen révélation גִילוּי מַפתִיע रहस्योद्घाटन otkrivanje felfedés pengungkapan afhjúpun, opinberun rivelazione 暴露 폭로 atskleidimas atklāšana; atklājums pendedahan onthulling avsløring, åpenbaring ujawnienie revelação revelare разоблачение odhalenie, prezradenie razkritje otkirvanje avslöjande, uppdagande การเปิดเผย açıklama 揭露 відкриття, виявлення الہام sự tiết lộ 揭露

2 something made known amazing revelations. openbaring كَشْفٌ مُثير للدَّهْشَه откритие objev afsløring die Enthüllung αποκάλυψη revelación paljastus, uudis آشکار سازی paljastus révélation גִילוּי मनुष्य को ज्ञान दिया जाना, दैवी ज्ञान, इल्हाम, विस्मयकारी रहस्योद्घाटन otkriće felfedezés, meglepetés pengungkapan afhjúpun rivelazione 新事実 폭로된 것 apsireiškimas atklājums penemuan onthulling åpenbaring, avsløring rewelacja revelação dezvăluire откровение objav odkritje otkriće avslöjande สิ่งที่เปิดเผย açıklanan şey 被揭露的事 відкриття انکشاف điều được tiết lộ 揭发出的事