revelation
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: lifestyle
religion
theology
Etymology: From Middle English revelacioun, from Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō (“disclosure”), from revēlō (“to disclose”), re (“again”) + vēlō (“to cover”); by surface analysis, revelate + -ion.
Inflected forms:
form: revelations
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act of revealing or disclosing.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.
Magicians talk about the revelation at the end of a trick.
gloss: Something that is revealed.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The revelaciõ of Jeſus Chꝛiſte / which god gave vnto hĩ / foꝛto ſhewe vnto his ſervaunt[es] thyng[es] which muſte ſhoꝛtly come to paſſe.
But it was much more than a mere ship. Its systems, processes, and technology were so advanced that they dwarfed every accomplishment of the Citadel species. Its grandeur and complexity rivaled the greatest creations of the Protheans—the mass relays and the Citadel. It may have even surpassed them. And if Saren could learn and understand how it worked, he could seize all that power for himself.
He’d spent his entire life preparing for a moment like this. Everything he’d ever done—his military service, his career with the Spectres—was only a prelude to this revelation. Now he had found his true purpose; destiny had led him here.
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.
gloss: Something dramatically disclosed.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.
gloss: A manifestation of divine truth.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: This does not mean that God has difficulty overcoming obstacles; if one questions whether revelation is ‘a simple matter’, this need not refer to whether or not God has to exert himself greatly to overcome these obstacles, or whether he is grieved or suffers in some way to overcome these obstacles.
gloss: Something that turns out to be a great success.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields.
Upon the more developed taste of the present Jewish public, Goldfaden's operettas do not make much impression, but half a century ago his plays were a revelation to the people in Eastern Europe and caused a furor throughout the Jewish settlement in Russia.
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.
Related words: reveal
revealing
revealingness
revelate
revelative
revelator
revelatory
Derived words: nonrevelation
Revelation
revelational
revelationary
revelationism
revelationist
self-revelation
special revelation
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