REVELATION


Meaning of REVELATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-və-ˈlā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English revelacioun, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin revelation-, revelatio, from Latin revelare to reveal

Date: 14th century

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 ; especially : an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

shocking revelation s

c. : a pleasant often enlightening surprise

her talent was a revelation

3. capitalized : an apocalyptic writing addressed to early Christians of Asia Minor and included as a book in the New Testament — called also Apocalypse — see bible table

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.