revelation
/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The final book of the New Testament of the Bible; its events.
Example Sentences
- "The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace."
- "Magicians talk about the revelation at the end of a trick."
- "The revelaciõ of Jeſus Chꝛiſte / which god gave vnto hĩ / foꝛto ſhewe vnto his ſervaunt[es] thyng[es] which muſte ſhoꝛtly come to paſſe."
- "But it was much more than a mere ship. Its systems, processes, and technology were so advanced that they dwarfed every accomplishment of the Citadel species. Its grandeur and complexity rivaled the greatest creations of the Protheans—the mass relays and the Citadel. It may have even surpassed them. And if Saren could learn and understand how it worked, he could seize all that power for himself. He’d spent his entire life preparing for a moment like this. Everything he’d ever done—his military service, his career with the Spectres—was only a prelude to this revelation. Now he had found his true purpose; destiny had led him here."
- "The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications."
- "This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it."
Etymology
From Middle English revelacioun, from Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō (“disclosure”), from revēlō (“to disclose”), re (“again”) + vēlō (“to cover”); by surface analysis, revelate + -ion.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: revelacioun, revelacion, revēlātiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
Usage
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Synonyms
apocalypse
Rev.
The Apocalypse
The Apocalypse of John
The Book of Revelation
The Revelation of St. John the Divine
The Revelation to John
divine revelation