ˌrevəˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English revelacioun, from Middle French revelation, from Late Latin revelation-, revelatio, from Latin revelatus (past participle of revelare to reveal, unveil) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at reveal
1.
a. : an act of revealing or communicating divine truth ; especially : God's disclosure or manifestation of himself or of his will to man
the revelation to the Jews assembled around Mount Sinai
b. : something that is revealed by God to man
c. : something that contains or serves to communicate revelation or that purports to do so
the Revelations of Bartholomew
2.
a. : an act of revealing or opening to view : the disclosing or discovering to others of what was before unknown to them
b. : something that is revealed : disclosure
3. : something that tends (as by its unexpectedness, excellence, charm, or worth) to create surprise
her alert keenness was a revelation
the ease of handling of the new machine was a revelation to me