revelatory
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revelatory — 1882; see REVELATION (Cf. revelation) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
revelatory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ revealing something hitherto unknown … English terms dictionary
revelatory — [[t]re̱vələtəri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ GRADED A revelatory account or statement tells you a lot that you did not know. ...Barbara Stoney s revelatory account of the author s life … English dictionary
revelatory — /ri vel euh tawr ee, tohr ee, rev euh leuh /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of revelation. 2. showing or disclosing an emotion, belief, quality, or the like (usually fol. by of): a poem revelatory of the author s deep,… … Universalium
revelatory — rev|e|la|to|ry [ revə le,tɔri ] adjective FORMAL providing information that was previously secret, hidden, or not known: It was a revelatory experience for them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
revelatory — UK [ˌrevəˈleɪt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈrevəˈleˌtɔrɪ] adjective formal providing information that was previously secret, hidden, or not known It was a revelatory experience for them … English dictionary
revelatory — adjective Date: 1882 of or relating to revelation ; serving to reveal something … New Collegiate Dictionary
revelatory — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation b) Prophetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic … Wiktionary
revelatory — rɪ velÉ™tÉ”rɪ / revÉ™lÉ™trɪ adj. showing, displaying; disclosing, divulging, exposing … English contemporary dictionary
revelatory — [ˌrɛvə leɪt(ə)ri, rɛv(ə)lət(ə)ri] adjective revealing something previously unknown … English new terms dictionary
