- [countable] a fact that people are made aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprising synonym disclosure
- revelation about/concerning something startling/sensational revelations about her private life
- revelation that… He was dismissed after revelations that confidential files were missing.
Extra Examples- The embarrassing revelations came just hours before he was to make his speech.
- There are no great revelations in the final chapter.
- fresh revelations concerning their private lives
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- astonishing
- embarrassing
- …
- come as
- prove
- come
- revelation about
- revelation concerning
- revelation for
- …
- [uncountable] the act of making people aware of something that has been secret synonym disclosure
- The company's financial problems followed the revelation of a major fraud scandal.
- [countable, uncountable] something that is considered to be a sign or message from God
- These events were seen as a divine revelation.
Collocations ReligionReligionBeing religious- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
- belong to a church/a religious community
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
- go on/make a pilgrimage
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon
- lead/address the congregation
- say/recite a prayer/blessing
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
- be based on/derive from divine revelation
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
- strengthen/lose your faith
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
- save/purify/lose your soul
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
- be/accept/do God’s will
- receive/experience divine grace
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
- hear/answer a prayer
- commit/confess/forgive a sin
- do/perform penance
Extra Examples- He claimed to know these things by divine revelation.
- He claimed to have had a revelation from God.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- astonishing
- embarrassing
- …
- come as
- prove
- come
- revelation about
- revelation concerning
- revelation for
- …
see also reveal
Word OriginMiddle English (in the theological sense): from Old French, or from late Latin revelatio(n-), from revelare ‘lay bare’from re- ‘again’ (expressing reversal) + velum ‘veil’. Senses 1 and 2 date from the mid 19th cent.
Idioms
See revelation in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee revelation in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishcome as/be a revelation (to somebody)
- to be a completely new or surprising experience; to be different from what was expected
- His performance in the race today was a revelation to everyone.
- My trip to Texas was a revelation.
Extra Examples- His acting ability was a revelation to us all.
- To many members of her audience, these performances must have come as a revelation.
- The demonstration proved to be something of a revelation for our teachers.
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