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revelation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˌɹev.əˈlæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
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Etymology

From Middle English revelacioun, from Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō (“disclosure”), from revēlō (“to disclose”), re (“again”) + vēlō (“to cover”); by surface analysis, revelate + -ion.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of revealing or disclosing.
- Magicians talk about the revelation at the end of a trick. 2007, Paul Zenon, Cool Card Tricks: Techniques for the Advanced Magician, page 58:
- The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.
(countable, uncountable) Something that is revealed.
- The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications. 2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:
- The revelaciõ of Jeſus Chꝛiſte / which god gave vnto hĩ / foꝛto ſhewe vnto his ſervaunt[es] thyng[es] which muſte ſhoꝛtly come to paſſe. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, The Revelacion off Sanct Jhon the Devine j:[1], folio cccxxj, verso:
- But it was much more than a mere ship. Its systems, processes, and technology were so advanced that they dwarfed every accomplishment of the Citadel species. Its grandeur and complexity rivaled the greatest creations of the Protheans—the mass relays and the Citadel. It may have even surpassed them. And if Saren could learn and understand how it worked, he could seize all that power for himself. He’d spent his entire life preparing for a moment like this. Everything he’d ever done—his military service, his career with the Spectres—was only a prelude to this revelation. Now he had found his true purpose; destiny had led him here. 2007, Drew Karpyshyn, Mass Effect: Revelation, Del Rey Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 320–321:
(countable, uncountable) Something dramatically disclosed.
- This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.
(countable, uncountable) A manifestation of divine truth.
- This does not mean that God has difficulty overcoming obstacles; if one questions whether revelation is ‘a simple matter’, this need not refer to whether or not God has to exert himself greatly to overcome these obstacles, or whether he is grieved or suffers in some way to overcome these obstacles. 2008, Rolfe King, Obstacles to Divine Revelation: God and the Reorientation of Human Reason, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN:
(countable, uncountable) Something that turns out to be a great success.
- Upon the more developed taste of the present Jewish public, Goldfaden's operettas do not make much impression, but half a century ago his plays were a revelation to the people in Eastern Europe and caused a furor throughout the Jewish settlement in Russia. 1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 453:
- The 26-year-old has proved a revelation since his £10m move from Freiburg, with his 11 goals in 10 matches hauling Newcastle above Spurs, who went down to Adel Taarabt's goal in Saturday's late kick-off at Loftus Road. 2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport:
- This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields.

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Translations (131)

ka გამოცხადება (manifestation of divine truth) · is opinberun (the act of revealing or disclosing) · mk разоткри́вање (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ro revelație (the act of revealing or disclosing) · sl razodetje (manifestation of divine truth) · hi प्रकटीकरण (something dramatically disclosed) · ko 폭로 (something dramatically disclosed) · bn ওহী (manifestation of divine truth) · cs zjevení (manifestation of divine truth) · tr vahiy (manifestation of divine truth) · pl objawienie (manifestation of divine truth) · be адкрыццё (the act of revealing or disclosing) · sl odkritje (manifestation of divine truth) · ka გამხელა (the act of revealing or disclosing) · pt revelação (manifestation of divine truth) · nn openberring (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ru открове́ние (the act of revealing or disclosing) · de Offenbarung (manifestation of divine truth) · sv avslöjande (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ru откры́тие (the act of revealing or disclosing) · es revelación (manifestation of divine truth) · de Erkenntnis (something dramatically disclosed) · bg открове́ние (manifestation of divine truth) · cmn 揭發 /揭发 (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ru раскры́тие (the act of revealing or disclosing) · nb åpenbaring (manifestation of divine truth) · uk відкриття́ (something dramatically disclosed) · ko 폭로 (the act of revealing or disclosing) · fa افشا (something dramatically disclosed) · gl revelación (the act of revealing or disclosing) · da åbenbaring (manifestation of divine truth) · uk розкриття́ (something dramatically disclosed) · cmn 啟示 /启示 (manifestation of divine truth) · uk відкриття́ (the act of revealing or disclosing) · gd foillseachadh (the act of revealing or disclosing) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (the act of revealing or disclosing) · he הִתְגַּלּוּת (manifestation of divine truth) · ka გამჟღავნება (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ka გამომჟღავნება (something dramatically disclosed) · cs odhalení (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ga foilsiú (the act of revealing or disclosing) · it rivelazione (manifestation of divine truth) · he גילוי \ גִּלּוּי (something dramatically disclosed) · es develamiento (the act of revealing or disclosing) · pt revelação (something dramatically disclosed) · sh otkrivénje (manifestation of divine truth) · tl siwalat (the act of revealing or disclosing) · de Offenbarung (something dramatically disclosed) · el αποκάλυψη (manifestation of divine truth) · nl onthulling (something dramatically disclosed) · nl revelatie (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ja 暴露 (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ar تَنْزِيل (manifestation of divine truth) · nl openbaring (manifestation of divine truth) · ca revelació (the act of revealing or disclosing) · id wahyu (manifestation of divine truth) · ru открове́ние (manifestation of divine truth) · tl kasiwalatan (the act of revealing or disclosing) · bg разкри́ване (the act of revealing or disclosing) · gd taisbeanadh (manifestation of divine truth) · ga nochtadh (the act of revealing or disclosing) · sv uppenbarelse (manifestation of divine truth) · ja 暴露 (something dramatically disclosed) · gl revelación (manifestation of divine truth) · fi paljastus (something dramatically disclosed) · ota كشف (the act of revealing or disclosing) · eo revelacio (the act of revealing or disclosing) · sk zjavenie (manifestation of divine truth) · ka გამჟღავნება (something dramatically disclosed) · cmn 洩露 /泄露 (the act of revealing or disclosing) · mk откри́вање (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ota الهام (manifestation of divine truth) · xag 𐔰𐕄𐕒𐕡𐕄𐕆𐔶𐕒𐕡𐕎 (the act of revealing or disclosing) · aii ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (something dramatically disclosed) · ar وَحْي (manifestation of divine truth) · gl revelación (something dramatically disclosed) · es revelación (the act of revealing or disclosing) · sh открове́ње (manifestation of divine truth) · aii ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (manifestation of divine truth) · el αποκάλυψη (the act of revealing or disclosing) · fi paljastus (the act of revealing or disclosing) · nl openbaring (the act of revealing or disclosing) · he הִתְגַּלּוּת (the act of revealing or disclosing) · cmn 洩露 /泄露 (something dramatically disclosed) · uk розкриття́ (the act of revealing or disclosing) · uk відкриття́ (manifestation of divine truth) · az vəhy (manifestation of divine truth) · be адкрыццё (something dramatically disclosed) · be адкрыццё (manifestation of divine truth) · ms wahyu (manifestation of divine truth) · fa افشاسازی (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ru разоблаче́ние (something dramatically disclosed) · uk одкрове́ння (manifestation of divine truth) · fa وحی (manifestation of divine truth) · ro revelare (the act of revealing or disclosing) · sw ufunuo (the act of revealing or disclosing) · io revelo (the act of revealing or disclosing) · aii ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (the act of revealing or disclosing) · nb åpenbaring (the act of revealing or disclosing) · fa افشاگری (the act of revealing or disclosing) · la revelatio (the act of revealing or disclosing) · mi tūhuratanga (the act of revealing or disclosing) · cs zjevení (the act of revealing or disclosing) · fi ilmestys (manifestation of divine truth) · da åbenbaring (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ka ზეშთაგონება (manifestation of divine truth) · ota افشا (the act of revealing or disclosing) · hu kinyilatkoztatás (manifestation of divine truth) · ca revelació (manifestation of divine truth) · hy հայտնություն (manifestation of divine truth) · sv avslöjande (something dramatically disclosed) · de Enthüllung (something dramatically disclosed) · ro revelație (manifestation of divine truth) · ro revelație (something dramatically disclosed) · sh otkrovénje (manifestation of divine truth) · ka გამომჟღავნება (the act of revealing or disclosing) · de Enthüllung (the act of revealing or disclosing) · it rivelazione (the act of revealing or disclosing) · hy բացահայտում (something dramatically disclosed) · ko 계시 (manifestation of divine truth) · sh откриве́ње (manifestation of divine truth) · mk открове́ние (manifestation of divine truth) · hy բացահայտում (the act of revealing or disclosing) · gd taisbeanadh (the act of revealing or disclosing) · ru раскры́тие (something dramatically disclosed) · is opinberun (manifestation of divine truth) · ja 啓示 (manifestation of divine truth) · bn নাজিল (manifestation of divine truth) · pt revelação (the act of revealing or disclosing) · grc ἀποκάλυψις (the act of revealing or disclosing) · fr révélation (the act of revealing or disclosing)

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