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revelation

/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/noun4 syllables

Revelation means: the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle.

Synonyms for revelation6

noun, as in the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle

Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation

noun, as in the speech act of making something evident

disclosure, revealing

noun, as in communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency

divine revelation

What does revelation mean?4

noun

1

the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle

2

the speech act of making something evident

3

communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency

4

an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with revelation?60

two syllables

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Revelation in a sentence

  • Poetry is an exploration, a revelation, and an invitation for dialogue.NatsuDonkey
  • His extensive knowledge of music was a revelation to us.unknown
  • Revelation is necessarily out of the question with respect to those books.teapot
  • Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.carlosalberto
  • Sami's revelation turned the investigation on its head.OsoHombre
  • It's not a particularly brilliant revelation of mine.shekitten
  • He goaded him on to ever more salacious revelations.darinmex
  • The company is still smarting from the revelations.unknown

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Forms of revelation

as a noun

plural
revelations