something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.
Theology.
God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures.
an instance of such communication or disclosure.
something thus communicated or disclosed.
something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible.
(initial capital letter)Also called The Revelation of St. John the Divine.the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse. Abbreviation: Rev.
Origin of revelation
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English revelacion, revelacioun, from Anglo-French revelaciun, revelacioun, revelatiun, from Middle French revelacion, revelation, from Late Latin revēlātiōn- (stem of revēlātiō ), equivalent to Latin revēlā(tus) , past participle of revēlāre “to remove the cover from, unveil, lift the lid of, uncover” + -tiōn- verbal noun suffix dentoting the action of the verb; see also reveal,-tion;cf. apocalypse
That revelation spooked investors, who sent the shares crashing down by more than one-third over a two-day stretch.
The year’s hottest e-commerce stock is up more than 1,500%. Its founder cashed out before the rally|Bernhard Warner|August 18, 2020|Fortune
The revelation of Ikhrata’s March donation to Lawson-Remer comes the same week that he’s unveiling his new, 50-year plan for the future of transportation in the county.
Morning Report: SANDAG Head Wades Into Supes Race|Voice of San Diego|August 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The single most important lesson from these revelations is that companies that trade in personal data cannot be trusted to store and manage it.
The EU is launching a market for personal data. Here’s what that means for privacy.|Amy Nordrum|August 11, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The plate showed what was then called the Andromeda nebula, but Hubble’s new distance measurement led to the universe-altering revelation that the nebula was, in fact, the Andromeda galaxy, and that countless other galaxies existed beyond our own.
Social Distancing From the Stars|Emily Levesque|August 11, 2020|Quanta Magazine
The news about what went wrong with the deal has been a slow drip of revelations over the last year.
Morning Report: How the City Came to Lease a Lemon|Voice of San Diego|August 11, 2020|Voice of San Diego
There was the empathetic way she dealt with the revelation that Mrs. Baxter is a former criminal.
‘Downton Abbey’ Review: A Fire, Some Sex, and Sad, Sad Edith|Kevin Fallon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The revelation that, at age 42, Ben Affleck has one hell of an ass.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014|Kevin Fallon|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Quite why anyone is as shocked and surprised by this “revelation” as some are claiming, is beyond me.
And, he adds, God promises in Revelation 11:18 that “I will destroy those who destroy the Earth.”
Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times|Jay Michaelson|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That suited us until the revelation of these alleged, awful crimes.
Newsflash: Bill Cosby Is Not Cliff Huxtable|Tim Teeman|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It would be cruel to disturb her now with such a revelation of her own negligence.
The Price of Love|Arnold Bennett
The offence of Dreiser is that he has disdained this revelation and gone back to the Greeks.
A Book of Prefaces|H. L. Mencken
A revelation seemed to come upon her, and, for the first time, she was a Huguenot to the core.
A Ladder of Swords|Gilbert Parker
Therefore it was necessary that there should be a revelation from heaven, because man was born for heaven, no. 1775.
Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There|Emanuel Swedenborg
Here the beginning and the end of Gods revelation join hands and throw light on one another.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis|Marcus Dods
British Dictionary definitions for revelation (1 of 2)
revelation
/ (ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən) /
noun
the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, esp something true
a fact disclosed or revealed, esp in a dramatic or surprising way
Christianity
God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries
something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible
Derived forms of revelation
revelational, adjective
Word Origin for revelation
C14: from Church Latin revēlātiō from Latin revēlāre to reveal
British Dictionary definitions for revelation (2 of 2)
Revelation
/ (ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən) /
noun
Also called: the Apocalypse, the Revelation of Saint John the Divine(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