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Revelation

Revelation

43 7.2
The last book of the Christian Bible that contains visions about the end of the world
  • proper noun
  • /ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən/
  • Literature
translation icon : Apocalipsis
  • The Book of Revelation speaks of the Antichrist as the beast with many eyes.
  • the Book of Revelation
  • Revelation of John
  • New Testament Revelation

And this was supposed to be like, signify the beasts of the two beasts of Revelation, which were Nero and Napoleon, I think.

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Examples

  • The image in Revelation 12 depicts the same history in another way.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Well, I would say that the end times in the Book of Revelation are always with us.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • Not until a thousand years had passed did Revelation appear in English.

    Academic text (2015)

  • God says in the book of Revelation:

    Higher Ground (2011)

  • In Revelation 22, it says, "Let the one who can hear say, 'Come.'

    Jesus Revolution (2023)

  • OK, So in the Book of Revelation, we were talking about the prophecy there.

  • The Bible refers to him as the beast of Revelation

    Left Behind: World at War (2005)

  • What you saw was a direct fulfillment of God's prophecy in Revelation 11.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • For example, in the New Testament Book of Revelation, Christ is described as descending from the heavens on a white horse.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Many of the prophecies in the Revelation speak of all the sea creatures dying.

Synonyms

Apocalypse
vsRevelation
59 8.4

The last book of the Christian Bible with visions about heaven and the end of the world

is the more neutral modern title rather than the symbolic word
Book of Revelation
vsRevelation
  • Literature
11 8.0

Last part of the New Testament that shows symbolic visions about the end of the world

is the shorter more common form of that title
Revelation of Saint John the Divine
vsRevelation
  • Literature
9.5

A book in the Bible that describes visions about the end of the world

is the shorter standard name without the author's full epithet

Compounds

Book of Revelation
  • Literature
11 8.0

Last part of the New Testament that shows symbolic visions about the end of the world

divine revelation
2 8.6

Knowledge given to people by a god or supernatural power

Revelation of Saint John the Divine
  • Literature
9.5

A book in the Bible that describes visions about the end of the world

Surface Forms

Revelation main

Morphology

Revelation = reveal (transparent) = reveal + ation

Formed from the verb 'reveal' + '-ation' meaning 'the act or result of revealing'; the biblical book's title directly names that act.

Etymology

Revelation comes from Latin parts re- ('again') and velare ('to cover') and shares the root of the English word reveal, like lifting a 'veil' to show something. So a Revelation is a showing or uncovering, which fits the Bible book that shows visions of the end.