revelation

  • 11revelation — [rev΄ə lā′shən] n. [ME reuelacioun < OFr revelation < LL(Ec) revelatio < pp. of L revelare] 1. a revealing, or disclosing, of something 2. something disclosed; disclosure; esp., a striking disclosure, as of something not previously known …

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  • 12revelation — (n.) c.1300, disclosure of information to man by a divine or supernatural agency, from O.Fr. revelacion, from L. revelationem (nom. revelatio), from revelatus, pp. of revelare (see REVEAL (Cf. reveal)). General meaning disclosure of facts is… …

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  • 13Revelation — (v. lat.), Enthüllung, Offenbarung …

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  • 14Revelation — (lat.), Enthüllung, Offenbarung …

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  • 15Revelation — Revelation, lat. deutsch, Enthüllung, Offenbarung …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 16revelation — index admission (disclosure), answer (solution), communication (statement), declaration, disclosure (something disclosed) …

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  • 17revelation — [n] disclosure, telling adumbration, announcement, apocalypse, betrayal, blow by blow*, break, broadcasting, clue, communication, cue, discovery, display, divination, divulgement, earful, exhibition, expose, exposition, exposure, eye opener*,… …

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  • 18revelation — Revelation, Prophetia, Reuelatio, Coelitus vel diuinitus oblata species …

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  • 19revelation — ► NOUN 1) the revealing of something previously unknown. 2) a surprising or remarkable thing. 3) the disclosure of knowledge to humans by divine or supernatural means. DERIVATIVES revelational adjective …

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  • 20Revelation — This article is about the general concept of supernatural revelation. For the Biblical book, see Book of Revelation. For other uses, see Revelation (disambiguation). Revealing redirects here. For the James Blood Ulmer album, see Revealing (album) …

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