revelacioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- revelacion, revelacyun, revelacyon
Etymology
From Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō; equivalent to revelen + -acioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛvɛˈlaːsjuːn/, /rɛvɛˈlaːsjun/
Noun
revelacioun (plural revelaciouns)
- The practice of revealing or unveiling divine knowledge
- A religious or spiritual revelation; a revealing of divine knowledge.
- The book of Revelation (the last book of the New Testament)
- (rare) The contents or matter of a revelation.
- (rare) A religious realisation or conclusion.
Usage notes
Use of this term for the last book of the New Testament is less common than apocalips.
Descendants
- English: revelation
References
- “faciǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.