Revealing vs. Revelation — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Revealing and Revelation
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Revealing
Providing knowledge, as about a person's life, that was previously unknown or considered intimate
A revealing biography.
Revelation
In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities.
Revealing
Exposing more body skin to view than usual
A revealing gown.
Revelation
The act of revealing or disclosing.
Revealing
Informative.
A revealing analysis
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Revelation
Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized.
Revealing
Of clothing: allowing more than is usual to be seen.
Her shirt is rather revealing.
Revelation
A sudden insight or idea
"I'd had the idea to dig up Dad's coffin ... I was lying in bed and I had the revelation, like a simple solution to an impossible problem" (Jonathan Safran Foer).
Revealing
Present participle of reveal
Revelation
(Theology) A manifestation of divine will or truth.
Revealing
Something revealed; a revelation.
Revelation
Revelation See Table at Bible.
Revealing
The speech act of making something evident
Revelation
The act of revealing or disclosing.
Revealing
Disclosing unintentionally;
A telling smile
A telltale panel of lights
A telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
Revelation
Something that is revealed.
Revealing
Showing or making known;
Her dress was scanty and revealing
Revelation
Something dramatically disclosed.
Revelation
(theology) A manifestation of divine truth.
Revelation
Something that turns out to be a great success.
Revelation
The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.
Revelation
That which is revealed.
Revelation
The act of revealing divine truth.
By revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words.
Revelation
Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse or Book of Revelation or The Revelation of Saint John.
Revelation
The speech act of making something evident
Revelation
An enlightening or astonishing disclosure
Revelation
Communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
Revelation
The last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle
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