revelation
Truth finally uncovered
Revelation is the act of making something known that was previously hidden or secret.
A sudden revelation can change how you understand a situation: The revelation that he'd been lying shocked everyone.
It also describes a surprising discovery or realization: Seeing her perform live was a revelation.
In religious contexts, revelation refers to divine truth disclosed to humans by God or through sacred texts. (Capitalized Revelation is the final book of the New Testament.)
Admission of wrongdoing
- admissionEntry or confession
- exposureState of being unprotected
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- leakEscape through a breach
divulgence · announcement · declaration · proclamation · uncovering · release · exposé · whistleblower
Shocking sudden revelation
- stunnerPerson or thing overwhelming
- shockerDeeply surprising event
- jaw-dropperAstonishing sight or event
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
surprise · disbelief · incredulity · thunderbolt · blindside · staggering · earth-shattering · mind-blowing
Sudden important advance
- realizationGrasping what's true
- ahaExclamation of realization
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
awakening · flash · lightbulb moment · eye-opener · satori · discovery · inspiration · recognition
Visible appearance of deity
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- visionAbility to see
- annunciationFormal public proclamation
- manifestationOutward display of something
miracle · sign · angel · sacred · mystical · numinous · supernatural · heavenly
confession
Admission of wrongdoing
leak · divulgence · announcement · declaration · proclamation · uncovering · release · exposé · whistleblower · scandal
bombshell
Shocking sudden revelation
- stunnerPerson or thing overwhelming
- shockerDeeply surprising event
- jaw-dropperAstonishing sight or event
astonishment · surprise · disbelief · incredulity · thunderbolt · blindside · staggering · earth-shattering · mind-blowing · game-changer
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- realizationGrasping what's true
- ahaExclamation of realization
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
insight · awakening · flash · lightbulb moment · eye-opener · satori · discovery · inspiration · recognition · moment of clarity
theophany
Visible appearance of deity
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- visionAbility to see
- annunciationFormal public proclamation
manifestation · miracle · sign · angel · sacred · mystical · numinous · supernatural · heavenly · incarnation
- philosophy termstruth, reason, knowledge, wisdom, logic
- aha momentseureka, epiphany, lightbulb moment, breakthrough, realization
- Revealing truthsconfession, disclosure, exposure, unmasking, unveiling
- disclosuredisclosing, disclosure, disclose, divulge, uncovering
- discoveryfind, finding, discovery, discover, finding out
- dramatic momentsclimax, finale, showdown, confrontation, twist
revelationconcealment
Act of hiding something
cover-up · secrecy · hiding · secret · suppression
- divine revelationsSacred truths from deity
- Book of RevelationFinal New Testament prophecy
- spiritual revelationTranscendent truth made known
- personal revelationInsight into one's nature
- mystical revelationSupernatural disclosure of truth