Revelation meaning

What does “revelation” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“revelation” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the speech act of making something evident.

revelation

the speech act of making something evident
Synonymsdisclosure revealing
an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
Synonymsdivine revelation
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
SynonymsRevelation of Saint John the Divine Apocalypse Book of Revelation

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University