Meaning of revelation | Babel Free
ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃənDefinitions
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The act of revealing or disclosing. countable, uncountable
- The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.
- The act of revealing or disclosing
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Something that is revealed. countable, uncountable
- Something that is revealed
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Something dramatically disclosed. countable, uncountable
- Something dramatically disclosed
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A manifestation of divine truth. countable, uncountable
- A manifestation of divine truth
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Something that turns out to be a great success. countable, uncountable
- Something that turns out to be a great success
Equivalents
Afrikaans
Openbaring
Azərbaycanca
vəhy
Беларуская
адкрыццё
Bosanski
apokalipsa
Dansk
åbenbaring
Ελληνικά
αποκάλυψη
Galego
apocalipse
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Hōʻike ʻAna
עברית
התגלות
Hrvatski
apokalipsa
Հայերեն
բացահայտում
Bahasa Indonesia
Wahyu
Íslenska
opinberun
Italiano
rivelazione
Қазақша
аян
Lietuvių
Apreiškimas Jonui
Монгол
илчлэлт
Bahasa Melayu
wahyu
Slovenčina
Zjavenie
Српски
apokalipsa
Kiswahili
ufunuo
ไทย
วิวรณ์
Türkçe
vahiy
Tiếng Việt
Khải Huyền
Examples
“The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.”
“Magicians talk about the revelation at the end of a trick.”
“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.”
“This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.”
“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.”
“This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields.”
“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.”
“He had drunk more than was fit for him, and he was singing some light song, when he saw approaching, as he said, the pale horse mentioned in the Revelation, with Death seated as the rider.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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