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revelation

/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun B2
  1. The act of revealing or disclosing. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Something that is revealed. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Something dramatically disclosed. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A manifestation of divine truth. (countable, uncountable)
  5. Something that turns out to be a great success. (countable, uncountable)

Plural revelations

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The whole assembly were dumb with astonishment at the revelation and confession which had produced a catastrophe so different from that which had been expected during the last fortnight by the Parisian world.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1061 · C1
At that moment Marilla had a revelation.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 176 · C1
By the time they arrived at the house Matthew was shrinking from the approaching revelation with an energy he did not understand.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 29 · C1
All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 92 · B2

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