[rev.e.la.tion] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL revelation-, revelatio, fr. L revelare to reveal] (14c) 1 a: an act of revealing or communicating divine truth b: something that is revealed by God to humans
2. a: an act of revealing to view or making known b: something that is revealed; esp: an enlightening or astonishing disclosure "shocking ~s" c: a pleasant often enlightening surprise "her talent was a ~" 3 cap: an apocalyptic writing addressed to early Christians of Asia Minor and included as a book in the New Testament--called also Apocalypse