REVELATION


Meaning of REVELATION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ amazing , astonishing ( esp. BrE ), embarrassing , sensational , shock ( BrE ), shocking , startling , sudden

▪ big , great

There are no great ~s in the final chapter.

▪ fresh ( esp. BrE ), latest , new , recent

▪ divine

He claimed to know these things by divine ~.

▪ personal

VERB + REVELATION

▪ come as , prove

To many members of her audience, these performances must have come as a ~.

REVELATION + VERB

▪ come

The embarrassing ~s came just hours before he was to make his speech.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ about , ~ concerning

new ~s concerning their private lives

▪ ~ for

The demonstration proved something of a ~ for our teachers.

▪ ~ from

He claimed to have had a ~ from God.

▪ ~ to

His acting ability was a ~ to us all.

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