Revelation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
- communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
- 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 (syn: apocalypse)
Extra examples
The book includes many shocking revelations about the mayor's personal life.
The revelation that she was a drug user was not a surprise to me.
Revelations by the newspaper caused a scandal.
The story was a revelation to us.
He resigned after revelations about his affair.
Alice Walker's novel was a real revelation to me.
His playing has many moments of revelatory insights.
My sister's revelation was met with stunned silence.
My sister's revelation silenced everyone around the table.
...the abrupt revelation of an enemy masquerading as a friend is such a hack plot twist...
Word forms
singular: revelation
plural: revelations
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