revelation  /ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən/ noun |
plural revelations
1 [count] : a usually secret or surprising fact that is made known • The book includes many shocking/startling revelations about the mayor's personal life. • damaging personal revelations • Therevelation that she was a drug user was not a surprise to me.
2 [count] : an act of making something known : an act of revealing something in usually a surprising way • Revelations by the newspaper caused a scandal. — often followed by of • His outburst was a revelation of his true character. • The revelation of her gambling problem followed her bankruptcy.
3 [singular] : something that surprises you • Her talent came as a revelation. [=was completely unexpected] — often followed by to • The movie was a revelation to me. I didn’t know he was such a good actor.
4 : a sign or message from God [count] • a divine revelation[noncount] • a prophecy made known by revelation
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