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Definition of Revelation
1. Noun. The speech act of making something evident.
Exact synonyms: Disclosure, Revealing
Specialized synonyms: Singing, Tattle, Telling, Display, Divulgement, Divulgence, Discovery, Discovery, Giveaway, Informing, Ratting, Leak, News Leak, Exposure
Generic synonyms: Speech Act
Derivative terms: Disclose, Reveal
Specialized synonyms: Singing, Tattle, Telling, Display, Divulgement, Divulgence, Discovery, Discovery, Giveaway, Informing, Ratting, Leak, News Leak, Exposure
Generic synonyms: Speech Act
Derivative terms: Disclose, Reveal
2. Noun. An enlightening or astonishing disclosure.
3. Noun. Communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency.
4. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Apocalypse, Book Of Revelation, Revelation Of Saint John The Divine
Examples of category: Four Horsemen
Generic synonyms: Book
Group relationships: New Testament
Derivative terms: Apocalyptic, Reveal
Examples of category: Four Horsemen
Generic synonyms: Book
Group relationships: New Testament
Derivative terms: Apocalyptic, Reveal
Definition of Revelation
1. n. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.
Definition of Revelation
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Medical Definition of Revelation
1. 1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them. 2. That which is revealed. 3. The act of revealing divine truth. That which is revealed by God to man; especially, the Bible. "By revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words." (Eph. Iii. 3) 4. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse. Origin: F. Revelation, L. Revelatio. See Reveal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)