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revelational

/rev-uh-ley-shuhn/US // ˌrɛv əˈleɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən) //

启示性,启示性的,启示,启示式

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
    • : something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.
    • : Theology. God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures.an instance of such communication or disclosure.something thus communicated or disclosed.something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible.
    • : Also called The Revelation of St. John the Divine. the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse. Abbreviation: Rev.

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Examples

  • That revelation spooked investors, who sent the shares crashing down by more than one-third over a two-day stretch.

  • The revelation of Ikhrata’s March donation to Lawson-Remer comes the same week that he’s unveiling his new, 50-year plan for the future of transportation in the county.

  • The single most important lesson from these revelations is that companies that trade in personal data cannot be trusted to store and manage it.

  • The plate showed what was then called the Andromeda nebula, but Hubble’s new distance measurement led to the universe-altering revelation that the nebula was, in fact, the Andromeda galaxy, and that countless other galaxies existed beyond our own.

  • The news about what went wrong with the deal has been a slow drip of revelations over the last year.

  • There was the empathetic way she dealt with the revelation that Mrs. Baxter is a former criminal.

  • The revelation that, at age 42, Ben Affleck has one hell of an ass.

  • It was also the most shocking revelation of 2014: Beyoncé Knowles is not perfect.

  • Quite why anyone is as shocked and surprised by this “revelation” as some are claiming, is beyond me.

  • And, he adds, God promises in Revelation 11:18 that “I will destroy those who destroy the Earth.”

  • The supernaturalist alleges that religion was revealed to man by God, and that the form of this revelation is a sacred book.

  • Each religion claims that its own Bible is the direct revelation of God, and is the only true Bible teaching the only true faith.

  • Is the Bible revelation so clear and explicit that no difference of opinion as to its meaning is possible?

  • He knew that the whole fabric of crime was due to the human reading of His "revelation" to man.

  • The recognition did not lessen the reality, the poignancy of the revelation by any suggestion or promise of instability.