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Revelation \Rev`e*la"tion\, n. [F. r['e]v['e]lation, L.
revelatio. See {Reveal}.]
1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others
what was before unknown to them.
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2. That which is revealed.
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3. (Theol.)
(a) The act of revealing divine truth.
(b) That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.
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By revelation he made known unto me the mystery,
as I wrote afore in few words. --Eph. iii. 3.
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4. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon,
containing the prophecies of St. John; the {Apocalypse} or
{Book of Revelation} or {The Revelation of Saint John}.
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Apocalypse \A*poc"a*lypse\, n. [L. apocalypsis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
uncover, to disclose; ? from ? to cover, conceal: cf. F.
apocalypse.]
1. (Eccl.) One of a numerous class of writings proceeding
from Jewish authors between 250 b. c. and 150 a. d., and
designed to propagate the Jewish faith or to cheer the
hearts of the Jewish people with the promise of
deliverance and glory; or proceeding from Christian
authors of the opening centuries and designed to portray
the future.
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2. Specifically, the revelation delivered to St. John, in the
isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century,
forming the last book of the New Testament (called
Revelation or the Apocalypse).
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3. Anything viewed as a revelation, especially one that is
highly significant for the person receiving it; a
disclosure. Often used of a realization or revelation that
changes a person's goals or style of life.
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The new apocalypse of Nature. --Carlyle.
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4. the final battle between good and evil, as foreseen in
Saint John's Apocalypse; the time when God conquers the
powers of evil, attended by cataclysmic cosmic events, and
sometimes thought of as the end of the world; an
Armageddon.
[PJC] Apocalyptic