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rev·e·la·tion
/ ˌrevəˈlāshən/
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n.
1.
a surprising and previously unknown fact, esp. one that is made known in a dramatic way:
revelations about his personal life.
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the making known of something that was previously secret or unknown:
the revelation of an alleged plot to assassinate the king.
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used to emphasize the surprising or remarkable quality of someone or something:
seeing them play at international level was a revelation.
2.
the divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence or the world:
an attempt to reconcile Darwinian theories with biblical revelation |
a divine revelation.
∎
(Revelation or inf. Revelations)
(in full the Revelation of St. John the Divine)
the last book of the New Testament, recounting a divine revelation of the future to St. John.
DERIVATIVES:
rev·e·la·tion·al
/ -shənl/ adj.
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REVELATION TECHNOLOGIES, HUNTER SYSTEMS ANNOUNCE ADVANCED REVELATION 2.1 FOR UNIX
PR Newswire; 1/17/1992; 700+ words
; REVELATION TECHNOLOGIES, HUNTER SYSTEMS ANNOUNCE ADVANCED REVELATION 2.1 FOR UNIX PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Revelation Technologies Inc. and Hunter Systems today announced the immediate availability of Advanced Revelation...
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Revelation Software unveils "Revelation Data Exchange" - powered by Revelation VIP.
Business Wire; 5/12/1997; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1997-- "Revelation D/X" is Industry's Only Simple...Among Lotus Domino, ODBC, HTML Sources Revelation Software, a leader in collaborative...application development tools, today launched Revelation Data Exchange ("Revelation D/X...
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REVELATION TECHNOLOGIES AND LOTUS DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCE REVELATION'S PURCHASE OF EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO LOTUS NOTES VIP
PR Newswire; 7/19/1995; 700+ words
; ...Shipping; Available Immediately from Revelation STAMFORD, Conn., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Revelation Technologies, Inc and Lotus Development...Nasdaq: LOTS) today announced Revelation has acquired an exclusive license to...
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Revelation Software hosts second User Group in London; Representatives from over 30 companies across EMEA attended: Next event scheduled for January 04.
M2 Presswire; 10/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...company, held its second UK Revelation User Group (RUG), on 24...supporting its user community. Revelation welcomed users, developers...other developers working with Revelations products. The user group...software, developed using Revelation's OpenInsight product...
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Revelation Software announces release of version 7.0 of its flagship product, OpenInsight; Extended functionality for both the Windows and Linux Platforms.
M2 Presswire; 1/27/2004; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-27 January 2004-Revelation Software: Revelation Software announces release of version 7.0 of its...1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01272004 Revelation Software today announced the availability of the latest...
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Revelation Software to sponsor 2003 TopCoder Open; Software company to gain exposure to top programmers worldwide.
M2 Presswire; 9/23/2003; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-23 September 2003-Revelation Software: Revelation Software to sponsor 2003 TopCoder Open; Software...1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09232003 Revelation Software, a leading application development tool...
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A revelation? ; Bible's book of Revelation presented in another light
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; LINCOLN - In talking about Revelation, the final book of the Bible...current and future events fit into Revelation. Internet sites overflow with...Lowery's new textbook is titled "Revelation's Rhapsody: Listing the Lyrics...
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Revelation Software Releases Revelation ViP/DX 2.5 Combining Powerful Data Exchange Capabilities In Acclaimed 32-Bit Environment for Windows/Domino Development.
Business Wire; 10/2/1997; 700+ words
; ...Domino/Notes, Web, and SQL Data Revelation Software, a leader in collaborative...application development tools, today released Revelation ViP/DX(TM) 2.5, a newly merged...superior data-movement capabilities of Revelation DX to the acclaimed Revelation ViP rapid...
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Revelation and interiority: the contribution of Frederick E. Crowe, S.J.(Society of Jesus)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum). The significance of...Moran's remark in his recent book on revelation is striking: "In recent years the question of revelation seems to have been relegated to a small...
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Revelation Software ships Revelation VIP 2.1.
Business Wire; 11/25/1996; 700+ words
; ...95 visual programming environment Revelation Software(TM) today announced it has begun commercial shipments of Revelation ViP 2.1, the only rapid-development...sources, and ActiveX controls. With Revelation ViP 2.1, development teams can...
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Revelation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Revelation Prior to the twentieth century, it was usually assumed that revelation was received in two modes. "Special" revelation represented communication of knowledge about God through supernatural agency. "General" revelation consisted...
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revelation
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...attempt to reconcile Darwinian theories with biblical revelation | a divine revelation. ∎ ( Revelation or inf. Revelations ) (in full the Revelation of St. John the Divine ) the last book of the New Testament, recounting...
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Revelation, book of (the Revelation to John)
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Revelation, book of (the Revelation to John) Also known as the Apocalypse (Greek = ‘revelation’), a similar kind of writing to the OT book of Daniel. From early in the 2nd cent. it was ascribed to John the Apostle...
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Revelation of St John the Divine, the
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Revelation of St John the Divine, the the last book of the New Testament, recounting a divine revelation of the future to St John . Also known as Revelations .
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Music Revelation Ensemble
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Music Revelation Ensemble Jazz group For the Record...well be the only constant in the Music Revelation Ensemble, or MRE. For over 20 years...fourth album, In the Name of the Music Revelation Ensemble . Dalachinsky himself credited...
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