What does "revelation" mean?
Revelation: That which is revealed.
Additional senses
- 2.(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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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