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Meanings of revelation in English

Portuguese
revelação
Catalan
revelació
Spanish
divulgación

The speech act of making something evident.

revelação
Portuguese
revelação
Catalan
apocalipsi

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.

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revelação
Portuguese
revelação divina

Communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency.

revelação divina

An enlightening or astonishing disclosure.

Usage of revelation in English
1
The revelation led to a temporary government ban on awarding state contracts.
The Guardian
2
And these remained in use in Persia until the revelation of Islam.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II
3
The revelation changed the way he's spent his free time ever since.
Wired
4
But the most dangerous area of revelation for me is my family.
The Guardian
5
The second revelation was how the technology of home brewing has advanced.
The Guardian
6
The savant of Spanish Leftist political secrets then made the following revelation:
Conspiracy and the Spanish Civil War. The brainwashing of Franci...
7
I hope that Mr O'Toole's revelation will cause widespread concern and debate.
The Irish Times
8
That revelation might be something she could put to good use, later.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
9
Hough lost sight of the original question in the revelation it suggested.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
10
The establishment of the opposite idea is wholly the consequence of revelation.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
11
But this month's revelation that experts believe the diet to be dangerous?
The Irish Times
12
He further explains the meaning of this revelation in the following words:
The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth / As Reveale...
13
The revelation that the NSA was involved in data mining isn't new.
Wired
14
Sanders did his best to separate himself within minutes of the revelation.
The Guardian
15
However, the revelation is complicated by the fact that so are O.J.
The new yorker
16
The revelation of the mysteries is the triumphal close of the piece.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
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Revelation through the time
Revelation across language varieties
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
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