1. Divulgation.
2. Découverte.
ETYM French épiphanie, Latin epiphania, Greek epiphania, for epiphaneia appearance, from epiphainein to show forth; epi + phainein to show. Related to Fancy.
A divine manifestation.
(Homonym: incite).
1. A feeling of understanding; SYN. perceptiveness, perceptivity.
2. Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively; SYN. sixth sense.
3. The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; SYN. brainstorm, brainwave.
ETYM French révélation, Latin revelatio. Related to Reveal.
An enlightening or astonishing disclosure.
The unveiling of something hidden, so that its true nature may be seen. In the Bible revelation means God showing himself to be active in human history and as the creator, and it can come through actions or the words of prophets. In Christian belief Jesus Christ is the ultimate revelation of God. In Islam God's most complete and final revelation was that given through Mohammed and recorded as the Koran.