revelation

Definition

  • n. an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
  • n. communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
  • n. the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle

Word forms

Plural
revelations

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The revelation of the secret surprised everyone at the meeting.