name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
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Australian, New-Zealand:/ˌɹev.əˈlæɪ.ʃən/
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1
name
Meaning 1
The final book of the New Testament of the Bible; its events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Rev.
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of revealing or disclosing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something that is revealed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Something dramatically disclosed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A manifestation of divine truth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: apocalypse
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Something that turns out to be a great success.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insight, brainstorm, brainwave
8
noun
Meaning 8
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: book
9
noun
Meaning 9
communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: divine revelation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: informing, making known
10
noun
Meaning 10
the speech act of making something evident
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Proprialization from revelation. The translation decisions, from the original Greek to the conventional English choices Revelation and Apocalypse, are covered by Wikipedia at Book of Revelation § Title, authorship, and date.
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.
Across languages
Translations
230 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Openbaring
— book of Bible
Albanian:
Zbulesa
— book of Bible
Arabic:
الرُّؤْيَا
(ar-ruʔyā)
— book of Bible
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ
(gilyana)
— book of Bible
Armenian:
Հայտնություն
(Haytnutʻyun)
— book of Bible
Basque:
Apokalipsi
— book of Bible
Bemba:
Ubusokololo
— book of Bible
Bengali:
প্রত্যাদেশ
(prottadeś)
— book of Bible
Bulgarian:
Откровение
(Otkrovenie)
— book of Bible
Burmese:
ဗျာဒိတ်ကျမ်း
(byaditkyam:)
— book of Bible
Catalan:
Apocalipsi
— book of Bible
Cebuano:
Pinadayag
— book of Bible
Cebuano:
Bugna
— book of Bible
Chinese Cantonese:
啟示錄 /启示录
(kai2 si6 luk6)
— book of Bible
Chinese Mandarin:
啟示錄 /启示录
(qǐshìlù)
— book of Bible
Chinese Mandarin:
默示錄 /默示录
(mòshìlù)
— book of Bible
Maore Comorian:
Miv̄enulio
— book of Bible
Ngazidja Comorian:
Ufunuo
— book of Bible
Danish:
Johannes' Åbenbaring
— book of Bible
Dutch:
Openbaring
— book of Bible
Estonian:
Johannesse ilmutusraamat
— book of Bible
Farefare:
Pukre
— book of Bible
Fijian:
Vakatakila
— book of Bible
Finnish:
Johanneksen ilmestys
— book of Bible
Finnish:
ilmestyskirja
— book of Bible
French:
Apocalypse
— book of Bible
French:
Révélation
— book of Bible
Galician:
Apocalipse
— book of Bible
Georgian:
გამოცხადება
(gamocxadeba)
— book of Bible
Georgian:
გამოცხადება იოანესი
(gamocxadeba ioanesi)
— book of Bible
Georgian:
აპოკალიფსი
(aṗoḳalipsi)
— book of Bible
German:
Offenbarung
— book of Bible
German:
Offenbarung des Johannes
— book of Bible
German:
Apokalypse
— book of Bible
Greek:
Αποκάλυψη
(Apokálypsi)
— book of Bible
Hawaiian:
Hōʻike ʻAna
— book of Bible
Hebrew:
חֲזוֹן יוֹחָנָן
(ẖazón yoẖanán)
— book of Bible
Hebrew:
הִתְגַּלּוּת
(hitgalút)
— book of Bible
Hindi:
प्रकाशित वाक्य
(prakāśit vākya)
— book of Bible
Icelandic:
Opinberunarbók Jóhannesar
— book of Bible
Indonesian:
Wahyu
— book of Bible
Irish:
Apacailipsis (Eoin)
— book of Bible
Irish:
Taispeáint
— book of Bible
Irish:
an Taispeáint a fuair Eoin
— book of Bible
Japanese:
黙示録
(Mokushiroku)
— book of Bible
Jarai:
Pơrơđah
— book of Bible
Jarai:
Tơlơi Bơrơđah
— book of Bible
Kannada:
ಪ್ರಕಟನೆ
(prakaṭane)
— book of Bible
Kazakh:
Аян
(Aän)
— book of Bible
Kazakh:
Жохан аяны
(Joxan aäny)
— book of Bible
Khmer:
វិវរណៈ
(vĭvrônaʼ)
— book of Bible
Konkani:
जुांवाक प्रकासवणी
(juāuvāk prakāsavṇī)
— book of Bible
Korean:
요한 묵시록
(Yohan Muksirok)
— book of Bible
Lala-Bisa:
Ukufisulula
— book of Bible
Latin:
Apocalypsis
— book of Bible
Latin:
Revēlātiō
— book of Bible
Lithuanian:
Apreiškimas Jonui
— book of Bible
Lutuv:
Biephu
— book of Bible
Macedonian:
Откровение
(Otkrovenie)
— book of Bible
Malay:
Kitab Wahyu
— book of Bible
Malay:
Kitab Ilham
— book of Bible
Malayalam:
വെളിപ്പാടു
(veḷippāṭu)
— book of Bible
Maltese:
l-Apokalissi
— book of Bible
Māori:
Whakakitenga
— book of Bible
Marathi:
प्रकटीकरण
(prakṭīkraṇ)
— book of Bible
Mongolian:
Илчлэлт
(Ilčlelt)
— book of Bible
Nepali:
प्रकाश
(prakāś)
— book of Bible
Nkoya:
Kuholoka
— book of Bible
Norwegian Bokmål:
Johannes' åpenbaring
— book of Bible
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Johannes' openberring
— book of Bible
Odia:
ଯୋହନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ବାକ୍ୟ
(johanaṅka prati prakāśita bākya)
— book of Bible
Persian:
مکاشفه
— book of Bible
Plautdietsch:
Openboarunk
— book of Bible
Polish:
Apokalipsa
— book of Bible
Portuguese:
Apocalipse
— book of Bible
Punjabi:
ਪਰਕਾਸ਼ ਦੀ ਪੋਥੀ
(parkāś dī pothī)
— book of Bible
Russian:
Апока́липсис
(Apokálipsis)
— book of Bible
Russian:
Открове́ние Иоа́нна Богосло́ва
(Otkrovénije Ioánna Bogoslóva)
— book of Bible
Serbo-Croatian:
Откровење Јованово
— book of Bible
Serbo-Croatian:
Otkrovenje Jovanovo
— book of Bible
Sinhalese:
එළිදරව්
(eḷidaraw)
— book of Bible
Slovene:
Razodetje
— book of Bible
Somali:
Muujintii
— book of Bible
Spanish:
Apocalipsis
— book of Bible
Spanish:
Revelación
— book of Bible
Suba:
Owusasuko
— book of Bible
Suba-Simbiti:
Okohonyora
— book of Bible
Swahili:
Ufunuo
— book of Bible
Swedish:
Uppenbarelseboken
— book of Bible
Tagalog:
Pahayag
— book of Bible
Tamil:
திருவெளிப்பாடு
(tiruveḷippāṭu)
— book of Bible
Telugu:
ప్రకటన గ్రంథము
(prakaṭana granthamu)
— book of Bible
Thai:
วิวรณ์
(wí-wɔɔn)
— book of Bible
Turkish:
Vahiy
— book of Bible
Turkmen:
Ýahýa gelen ylham
— book of Bible
Ukrainian:
Об'явлення
(Obʺjavlennja)
— book of Bible
Urdu:
مکاشفہ
— book of Bible
Uyghur:
ۋەھىيلەر
(wehiyler)
— book of Bible
Vietnamese:
Khải Huyền
— book of Bible
Aghwan:
𐔰𐕄𐕒𐕡𐕄𐕆𐔶𐕒𐕡𐕎
(aḳuḳhēun)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ
(gilyana)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Armenian:
բացահայտում
(bacʻahaytum)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Belarusian:
адкрыццё
(adkryccjó)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Bulgarian:
разкри́ване
(razkrívane)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Catalan:
revelació
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Chinese Mandarin:
洩露 /泄露
(xièlù)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Chinese Mandarin:
揭發 /揭发
(jiēfā)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Czech:
odhalení
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Czech:
zjevení
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Danish:
åbenbaring
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Dutch:
revelatie
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Dutch:
openbaring
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Esperanto:
revelacio
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Finnish:
paljastus
— the act of revealing or disclosing
French:
révélation
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Galician:
revelación
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Georgian:
გამხელა
(gamxela)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Georgian:
გამომჟღავნება
(gamomžɣavneba)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Georgian:
გამჟღავნება
(gamžɣavneba)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
German:
Enthüllung
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Gothic:
𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
(andhuleins)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Greek:
αποκάλυψη
(apokálypsi)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Ancient Greek:
ἀποκάλυψις
(apokálupsis)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Hebrew:
הִתְגַּלּוּת
(hitgalút)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Icelandic:
opinberun
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Ido:
revelo
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Irish:
nochtadh
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Irish:
foilsiú
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Italian:
rivelazione
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Japanese:
暴露
(bakuro)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Korean:
폭로
(pongno)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Latin:
revelatio
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Macedonian:
откри́вање
(otkrívanje)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Macedonian:
разоткри́вање
(razotkrívanje)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Māori:
tūhuratanga
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Norwegian Bokmål:
åpenbaring
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Norwegian Nynorsk:
openberring
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Persian:
افشاگری
(efšâ-gari)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Persian:
افشاسازی
(efšâ-sâzi)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Portuguese:
revelação
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Romanian:
revelație
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Romanian:
revelare
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Russian:
открове́ние
(otkrovénije)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Russian:
откры́тие
(otkrýtije)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Russian:
раскры́тие
(raskrýtije)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Scottish Gaelic:
taisbeanadh
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Scottish Gaelic:
foillseachadh
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Spanish:
revelación
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Spanish:
develamiento
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Swahili:
ufunuo
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Swedish:
avslöjande
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Tagalog:
siwalat
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Tagalog:
kasiwalatan
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Ottoman Turkish:
افشا
(ifşâ)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Ottoman Turkish:
كشف
(keşf, keşif)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Ukrainian:
відкриття́
(vidkryttjá)
— the act of revealing or disclosing
Ukrainian:
розкриття́
(rozkryttjá)
— the act of revealing or disclosing