revelation English · revision 10775

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1303|origins=fro revelation|origins=la-lat revelatio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌrev.əlˈeɪ.ʃən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fro|revelation]], or directly from Late Latin revēlātiō,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from revēlāre, to unveil, lay bare (see [[reveal]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The disclosure of divine knowledge to man: about 1303, in Mannyng's Handlyng Synne.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ An instance of such disclosure, something revealed, is from about 1374.^(OED 1989) The last book of the New Testament, the Revelation of St John, is so called from the late 14th century,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and as Revelations by the 1690s.^(Etymonline) A striking disclosure of something previously unknown is from 1862,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) the mid-19th century in the NODE.^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1303 – divine revelation.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1374 – something revealed.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1400 – the Book of Revelation.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1862 – a striking disclosure.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A surprising fact that is made known, or the act of making it known.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(theology)'' A disclosure of [[divine]] truth or will.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''Revelation'': the last book of the New Testament.^(Collins 2023)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[revelational]]

+ * [[nonrevelation]]

+ * [[revelationist]]

+ * [[self-revelation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[revelator]]

+ * [[revelatory]]

+ * [[reveal]]

+ * [[veil]]

+ * [[apocalypse]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}