# revelation

Pronunciation: say "rev-uh-LAY-shuhn" /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

## Noun

1. A surprising fact or piece of information disclosed in a dramatic or unexpected way.
   - Simple: A surprising fact that someone suddenly makes known.
   - _The journalist's revelation about the senator forced an immediate resignation._
   - _These revelations shook the company's leadership to its core._
2. A fact, idea, or piece of information that has been made known to others.
   - Simple: A fact or piece of information that someone makes known.
   - _The study offered a quiet revelation about how children learn language._
   - _Reading her letters provided revelations about life in the old town._
3. The act or process of making known something previously hidden or secret.
   - Simple: The act of making something known that was hidden or secret.
   - _The revelation of the documents to the press triggered an investigation._
   - _Public revelation of the data raised serious privacy concerns._
4. A disclosure of divine truth, especially one believed to come directly from God.
   - Simple: A religious truth that God shows or makes known to people.
   - _The mystic described her vision as a revelation granted during prayer._
   - _For the faithful, scripture stands as a revelation of God's will._
5. A person or thing that proves to be an unexpected and impressive success.
   - Simple: A person or thing that turns out to be surprisingly good or successful.
   - _The rookie midfielder has been a revelation, transforming the team's attack._
   - _Critics called the small neighborhood restaurant a revelation in modern cooking._

## Origin

This word came into Middle English as revelacioun, borrowed from Old French revelacion, which goes back to Latin revēlātiō ("disclosure"). That noun derives from the verb revēlō ("to disclose"), formed from re- ("again") and vēlō ("to cover").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/revelation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).