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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
Revelation
Revelation
See also: revelation and révélation
English
Proper noun
Revelation
- (biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.
Related terms
Synonyms
- The Apocalypse
- The Apocalypse of John
- The Book of Revelation
- The Revelation of St. John the Divine
- The Revelation to John
Translations
book of Bible
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revelation
revelation
See also: Revelation and révélation
English
Noun
revelation (plural revelations)
- The act of revealing or disclosing.
- Something that is revealed.
- 2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:
- The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. […] who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.
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- Something dramatically disclosed.
- (theology) A manifestation of divine truth.
- A great success.
- 2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport:
- The 26-year-old has proved a revelation since his £10m move from Freiburg, with his 11 goals in 10 matches hauling Newcastle above Spurs, who went down to Adel Taarabt's goal in Saturday's late kick-off at Loftus Road.
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Translations
the act of revealing or disclosing
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something dramatically disclosed
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manifestation of divine truth
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