revelation
[noun]
Synonyms: disclosure, exhibition, exposé, exposure, news, proclamation, publication, uncovering, unearthing, unveiling

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Antonyms: adumbration

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

rev‧e‧la‧tion AC /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/ noun
[Word Family: adjective: revealing, revelatory; verb: reveal; noun: revelation; adverb: revealingly]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin, from revelare; ⇒ reveal]

1. [countable] a surprising fact about someone or something that was previously secret and is now made known
revelation about/concerning
He resigned after revelations about his affair.
startling revelations about his background
revelation that
revelations that two senior officers had lied in court

2. [uncountable] the act of suddenly making known a surprising fact that had previously been secret
revelation of
the revelation of previously unknown facts

3. [countable] informal something that is surprisingly good, enjoyable, or useful
revelation to
Alice Walker’s novel was a real revelation to me.

4. [uncountable and countable] an event, experience etc that is considered to be a message from God
—revelatory /ˌrevəˈleɪtəri $ ˈrevələtɔːri/ adjective:
His playing has many moments of revelatory insights.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

revelation
noun
ADJ. amazing, astonishing, devastating, embarrassing, sensational, shattering, shock, startling, sudden | fresh, latest, recent | divine He claimed to know these things by divine revelation.
QUANT. flash A sudden flash of revelation came to him.
VERB + REVELATION come as, prove To many younger members of her audience, these performances must have come as a revelation.
REVELATION + VERB come The embarrassing revelations came just hours before he was to make his speech.
PREP. ~ about/concerning fresh revelations concerning their private lives
~ for The demonstration proved something of a revelation for our teachers.
~ from He claimed to have had a revelation from God.
~ to His acting ability was a revelation to us all.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲