revelation
noun
rev·e·la·tion
ˌre-və-ˈlā-shən 
1
2
a
: an act of revealing to view or making known
Revelations by the news outlet caused a scandal.
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
Revelation
: an apocalyptic writing addressed to early Christians of Asia Minor and included as a book in the New Testament
called also Apocalypse
see Bible TableExamples of revelation in a Sentence
The book includes many shocking revelations about the mayor's personal life.
The revelation that she was a drug user was not a surprise to me.
Revelations by the newspaper caused a scandal.
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Instead, scandals have provided rolling revelations of a general unseriousness.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
She was spurred in part by the election of Kurt Waldheim as president of Austria in 1986; revelations of his Nazi past shattered the myth that the country had been an innocent victim of Hitler.
—Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The first three games have brought a revelation.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The Prime Minister’s Office also released two letters from his doctors to accompany the revelation on social media.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
She was spurred in part by the election of Kurt Waldheim as president of Austria in 1986; revelations of his Nazi past shattered the myth that the country had been an innocent victim of Hitler.
—Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The first three games have brought a revelation.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The Prime Minister’s Office also released two letters from his doctors to accompany the revelation on social media.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for revelation
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“Revelation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelation. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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revelation
1 of 2 noun
rev·e·la·tion
ˌrev-ə-ˈlā-shən
1
: an act of revealing or making known divine truth
2
a
: an act of revealing to view
b
: something that is revealed
especially
: a surprising or astonishing disclosure
Revelation
2 of 2 noun
Rev·e·la·tion
ˌrev-ə-ˈlā-shən
: a writing dealing with the end of the world addressed to early Christians of Asia Minor and included as a book in the New Testament see bible
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