revelation
The act of revealing or disclosingThe act of revealing or disclosing.
» It was a revelation to me.
Es war eine Offenbarung für mich.
Es war für mich eine Enthüllung.
Для меня это было открытием.
Это было для меня откровением.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of revealing or disclosing.
The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.
Enthüllung
открове́ниеotkrovénije, откры́тиеotkrýtije, раскры́тиеraskrýtije
відкриття́vidkryttjá, розкриття́rozkryttjá
the speech act of making something evident
(countable, uncountable)Something that is revealed.
(countable, uncountable)Something dramatically disclosed.
This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.
Enthüllung, Offenbarung, Erkenntnis
раскры́тиеraskrýtije, разоблаче́ниеrazoblačénije
відкриття́vidkryttjá, розкриття́rozkryttjá
(countable, uncountable)A manifestation of divine truth.
Offenbarung
открове́ниеotkrovénije
відкриття́vidkryttjá, одкрове́нняodkrovénnja
(countable, uncountable)Something that turns out to be a great success.
This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields.
Examples
45 sentencesIt was a revelation to me.
ruДля меня это было открытием. — Lenin_1917
deEs war eine Offenbarung für mich. — Tamy
I had a revelation.
ruУ меня было откровение. — Wezel
What a revelation!
Яке відкриття! — deniko
ruКакое разоблачение! — odexed
The revelation took everyone by surprise.
ruРазоблачение всех ошарашило. — alik_farber
deDie Enthüllung hat jeden überrascht. — alik_farber
Sami made a heart-stopping revelation.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English revelacioun, from Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō (“discloFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: revelations| Singular | revelation |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle:Revelation of Saint John the DivineApocalypseBook of Revelation
- communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency:divine revelation
- the speech act of making something evident:disclosurerevealing
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable