Definition of revelation Revelation

/ɹɛˌvʌlejˈʃʌn/ - [revuleyshun] - rev•e•la•tion

We found 19 definitions of revelation from 5 different sources.

What does revelation mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: revelations
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
		Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
		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 - an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
		brainstorm, brainwave, insight (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
revelation - communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
		divine revelation
		making known, informing a speech act that conveys information
revelation - the speech act of making something evident
		disclosure, revealing
		speech act the use of language to perform some act
		tattle, singing, telling disclosing information or giving evidence about another
		display something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
		divulgement, divulgence the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
		discovery the act of discovering something
		discovery the act of discovering something
		giveaway an unintentional disclosure
		ratting, informing a speech act that conveys information
		news leak, leak unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information

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Wiktionary

revelation (Noun)
The act of revealing or disclosing.
revelation (Noun)
Something that is revealed.
revelation (Noun)
Something dramatically disclosed.
revelation (Noun)
A manifestation of divine truth.
revelation (Noun)
A great success.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

revelation (n.)
The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.
revelation (n.)
That which is revealed.
revelation (n.)
The act of revealing divine truth.
revelation (n.)
That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.
revelation (n.)
Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

revelation
An enlightening or astonishing disclosure.
revelation
A manifestation of divine truth.
revelation
The speech act of making something evident.
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.