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revelation

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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.

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

revelation
Noun
1. the act of making known a truth which was previously secret
2. a fact newly made known
3. a person or experience that proves to be different from expectations: New York State could prove a revelation to first-time visitors
4. Christianity God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind

Revelation or Revelations
Noun
Informal the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, and of the end of the world
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.revelationrevelation - the speech act of making something evident
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
making known, informing - a speech act that conveys information
4.revelationRevelation - 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
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

revelation
Translations
revelation [rɛvəˈleɪʃən] nrevelación f

revelation [rɛvəˈleɪʃən] nrévélation f

revelation [rɛvəˈleɪʃən] reveal n (disclosure) → Enthüllung f

revelation [rɛvəˈleɪʃən] nrivelazione f

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, 적발 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
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, 뜻 밖의 새 사실 apsireiškimas atklājums penemuan onthulling åpenbaring, avsløring rewelacja revelação dezvăluire откровение objav odkritje otkriće avslöjande สิ่งที่เปิดเผย açıklanan şey 揭發出的事 відкриття انکشاف điều được tiết lộ


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How shall I tell of Thee who, first and last of all women, gave and awoke in me that love which is the golden key of the world, the mystic revelation of the holy meaning of life, love that alone may pass through the awful gates of the stars, and gaze unafraid into the blue abysses beyond?
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New; which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor.
I never used to ride through it without looking first to the one side and then to the other, to see if the time had arrived for the revelation.
 
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