revelacioun
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō; equivalent to revelen + -acioun.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Use of this term for the last book of the New Testament is less common than apocalips.
Descendants[edit]
- English: revelation
References[edit]
- “faciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
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- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English terms suffixed with -acioun
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