Rev`e*la"tion (?), n.
[F. révélation, L. revelatio. See Reveal.]
1. The act of
revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.
2. That which is
revealed.
3. (Theol.) (a) The act of revealing divine truth. (b) That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.
By
revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I
wrote afore in few words.
Eph.
iii. 3. 4. Specifically, the last book of
the sacred canon, containing the prophecies
of St. John; the Apocalypse.
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