revelation
noun
rev·e·la·tion
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Definition of revelation
1a
: an act of revealing or communicating divine truth
b
: something that is revealed by God to humans
2a
: an act of revealing to view or making known
b
: something that is revealed
especially
: an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
shocking revelations
c
: a pleasant often enlightening surprise
her talent was a revelation
3
capitalized
: an apocalyptic writing addressed to early Christians of Asia Minor and included as a book in the New Testament
— called also Apocalypse
— see Bible Table