Revelation

  • 41revelation — noun Etymology: Middle English revelacioun, from Anglo French, from Late Latin revelation , revelatio, from Latin revelare to reveal Date: 14th century 1. a. an act of revealing or communicating divine truth b. something that is revealed by God… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 42revelation — rev|e|la|tion [ ,revə leıʃn ] noun 1. ) count a surprising piece of information: Recent revelations about his private life have dented his popularity. 2. ) singular a surprising and enjoyable experience that makes you realize something that you… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43revelation — noun 1 (C) a surprising fact about someone or something that is made known and was previously secret: revelations in the papers about a government scandal 2 be a revelation informal to be surprisingly good, enjoyable, or useful: Alice Walker s… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44Revelation 1 — 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the… …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 45revelation — Synonyms and related words: Christophany, Satanophany, admission, afflatus, angelophany, announcement, apocalypse, apparition, appearance, appearing, arising, astonishment, avatar, baring, blockbuster, blow, bomb, bombshell, bringing to light,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 46revelation — noun 1) revelations about his personal life Syn: disclosure, surprising fact, announcement, report; admission, confession 2) the revelation of a secret Syn: divulging, divulgence, disclosure, disclosing, letting sli …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 47revelation — noun 1) revelations about his personal life Syn: disclosure, announcement, report, admission, confession 2) the revelation of a secret Syn: disclosure, divulging, letting slip/drop, giving away/out, leak …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 48revelation — [ˌrevəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] a surprising piece of information revelations about his private life[/ex] 2) [singular] a surprising and enjoyable experience that makes you realize something that you previously had not known His piano playing was a… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 49revelation — rev•e•la•tion [[t]ˌrɛv əˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure 2) something revealed or disclosed, esp. a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized 3) rel Theol. a) God s disclosure of Himself and His… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50Revelation — /rɛvəˈleɪʃən/ (say revuh layshuhn) noun the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse. Also, Revelations, Revelation of St John the Divine …