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Webster 1913 Edition
Revelation
1.
The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.
2.
That which is revealed.
3.
(Theol.)
(a)
The act of revealing divine truth.
(b)
That which is revealed by God to man; esp., 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
or Book of Revelation
or The Revelation of Saint John
. Webster 1828 Edition
Revelation
REVELA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of disclosing or discovering to others what was before unknown to them; appropriately, the disclosure or communication of truth to men by God himself, or by his authorized agents, the prophets and apostles.How that by revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words. Eph. 3. 2Cor. 12.
2.
That which is revealed; appropriately, the sacred truths which God has communicated to man for his instruction and direction. The revelations of God are contained in the Old and New Testament.3.
The Apocalypse; the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John.Definition 2024
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See also: revelation and Revelation