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revelation

rev.e.la.tion \.rev-*-'la--sh*n\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL revelation-, 
   revelatio, fr. L revelatus,]pp. of revelare to reveal 1: an act of 
   revealing or communicating divine truth  2a: an act of revealing to view  
   2b: something that is revealed; esp : an enlightening or astonishin g 
   disclosure