revelation

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of revealing or disclosing.

   “The revelation of the culprits' identities was cathartic for the populace.”

   “Magicians talk about the revelation at the end of a trick.”

2. (countable, uncountable)Something that is revealed.

   “The revelaciõ of Jeſus Chꝛiſte / which god gave vnto hĩ / foꝛto ſhewe vnto his ſervaunt[es] thyng[es] which muſte ſhoꝛtly come to paſſe.”

   “The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.”

3. (countable, uncountable)Something dramatically disclosed.

   “This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.”

4. (countable, uncountable)A manifestation of divine truth.

   “This does not mean that God has difficulty overcoming obstacles; if one questions whether revelation is ‘a simple matter’, this need not refer to whether or not God has to exert himself greatly to overcome these obstacles, or whether he is grieved or suffers in some way to overcome these obstacles.”

5. (countable, uncountable)Something that turns out to be a great success.

   “This invention was a revelation for farming throughout the region, where it doubled crop yields.”

   “Upon the more developed taste of the present Jewish public, Goldfaden's operettas do not make much impression, but half a century ago his plays were a revelation to the people in Eastern Europe and caused a furor throughout the Jewish settlement in Russia.”

   “The 26-year-old has proved a revelation since his £10m move from Freiburg, with his 11 goals in 10 matches hauling Newcastle above Spurs, who went down to Adel Taarabt's goal in Saturday's late kick-off at Loftus Road.”

name

1. The final book of the New Testament of the Bible; its events.

   “He had drunk more than was fit for him, and he was singing some light song, when he saw approaching, as he said, the pale horse mentioned in the Revelation, with Death seated as the rider.”