The Revelation of Saint John
- The Revelation of Saint John
- 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.
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2. That which is revealed.
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3. (Theol.)
(a) The act of revealing divine truth.
(b) That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.
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By revelation he made known unto me the mystery,
as I wrote afore in few words. --Eph. iii. 3.
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4. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon,
containing the prophecies of St. John; the {Apocalypse} or
{Book of Revelation} or {The Revelation of Saint John}.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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