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Meanings of revelatory in inglés

(Usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly.

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Prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom.

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Examples for "apocalyptic"
Examples for "apocalyptic"
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What remained was a broken record of apocalyptic events and nauseating violence.
The Lost Sisterhood
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The apocalyptic case for The End of Men is far from made.
The Guardian
3
His apocalyptic warnings of disasters to come were often exaggerated for effect.
The Guardian
4
China is shrouded by toxic pollution, making its cities appear almost apocalyptic.
Wired
5
Above all, apocalyptic thinking bonded people together in uncertain and challenging times.
The South African
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All this wild guessing arises from ignorance of the essential character and purpose of the apocalyptical writings.
Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People
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And the case is precisely similar when an inspired writer uses a peculiar form of literature like the apocalyptical writings.
Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People
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We have in the Old Testament one Apocalyptic book, that of Daniel, and there are apocalyptical elements in two or three of the prophecies.
Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People
Usage of revelatory in inglés
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That's what I did with Google Glass, and the result was revelatory.
Wired
2
The second thing that Coates noticed was even more revelatory to him.
The Guardian
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Somehow that revelatory moment of passion made Seth feel more at peace.
Fragile Eternity
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An even more revelatory bundle of life experience awaited her at home.
The Guardian
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Yet every now and then it enables a revelatory touch by Turner.
The Guardian
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Its splicing of English with Igbo rhythms, stories and proverbs was revelatory.
The Guardian
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This has been a revelatory journey for actors, directors, writers and audiences.
The Guardian
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It was as revelatory, exciting, intense, and surreal as Mayor Schmoke promised.
The other wes moore: one name, two fates
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The appropriately named Winning is not a revelatory, warts and all expose.
The Irish Times
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Common foods taste better, familiar music is suddenly sublime, sexual touch revelatory.
The botany of desire: a plant's-eye view of the world
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In the right hands, the result is honest and revelatory music.
The Irish Times
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And in any case, none of these gotcha moments amount to anything revelatory.
Wired
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When these come off which they usually do the results can be revelatory.
The Irish Times
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Buchner's approach to his comedy is revelatory, evoking continuous associations with various successors.
The Irish Times
15
In a world hardly short of Bach recordings, his does feel genuinely revelatory.
The Guardian
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The ocean seems enormous and revelatory, filling quite ordinary souls with noble emotions.
The Irish Times
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