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- [rev-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /ˌrɛv əˈleɪ ʃən/
- /ˌrev.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rev-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /ˌrɛv əˈleɪ ʃən/
Definitions of revelation word
- noun revelation the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. 1
- noun revelation something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. 1
- noun revelation Theology. God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures. an instance of such communication or disclosure. something thus communicated or disclosed. something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible. 1
- noun revelation (initial capital letter). Also called Revelations, The Revelation of St. John the Divine. the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse. Abbreviation: Rev. 1
- noun revelation act of revealing 1
- noun revelation sth told or revealed 1
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Origin of revelation
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English revelacion (< Old French) < Late Latin revēlātiōn- (stem of revēlātiō), equivalent to Latin revēlāt(us) (past participle of revēlāre to reveal) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Revelation
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
revelation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
revelation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for revelation
noun revelation
- abruptness — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
- admission — Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
- afflatus — an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)
- announcement — An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
- arousal — Arousal is the state of being sexually excited.
Antonyms for revelation
noun revelation
- concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- denseness — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
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