rev ‧ e ‧ la ‧ tion AC /ˌrevəˈleɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ revealing , ↑ revelatory ; verb : ↑ reveal ; noun : ↑ revelation ; adverb : ↑ revealingly ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin , from revelare ; ⇨ ↑ reveal ]
1 . [countable] a surprising fact about someone or something that was previously secret and is now made known
revelation about/concerning
He resigned after revelations about his affair.
startling revelations about his background
revelation that
revelations that two senior officers had lied in court
2 . [uncountable] the act of suddenly making known a surprising fact that had previously been secret
revelation of
the revelation of previously unknown facts
3 . [countable] informal something that is surprisingly good, enjoyable, or useful
revelation to
Alice Walker’s novel was a real revelation to me.
4 . [uncountable and countable] an event, experience etc that is considered to be a message from God
—revelatory /ˌrevəˈleɪt ə ri $ ˈrev ə lətɔːri/ adjective :
His playing has many moments of revelatory insights.