Revelation

Revelation — • The communication of some truth by God to a rational creature through means which are beyond the ordinary course of nature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Revelation     Revelation …   Catholic encyclopedia

Revelation — Rev e*la tion, n. [F. r[ e]v[ e]lation, L. revelatio. See {Reveal}.] 1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is revealed. [1913 Webster] 3. (Theol.) (a) The act… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

revelation — noun 1) откровение; the Revelation(s) bibl. апокалипсис 2)открытие; раскрытие (тайны и т. п.); разоблачение …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

revelation — 1> открытие, раскрытие (тайны и т. п.); разоблачение 2> откровение Ex: it was a revelation to me when he said that... у меня открылись глаза (для меня было откровением), когда он мне сказал, что... 3> рел. откровение, богооткровение 4> (the R.)… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Revelation — (v. lat.), Enthüllung, Offenbarung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Revelation — (lat.), Enthüllung, Offenbarung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Revelation — Revelation, lat. deutsch, Enthüllung, Offenbarung …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

revelation — index admission (disclosure), answer (solution), communication (statement), declaration, disclosure (something disclosed) …   Law dictionary

revelation — revelational, adj. /rev euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. 2. something revealed or disclosed, esp. a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. 3. Theol. a. God s disclosure of Himself and His… …   Universalium

Revelation — This article is about the general concept of supernatural revelation. For the Biblical book, see Book of Revelation. For other uses, see Revelation (disambiguation). Revealing redirects here. For the James Blood Ulmer album, see Revealing (album) …   Wikipedia