'The Revelation of Saint John' definitions:
Definition of 'The Revelation of Saint John'
From: GCIDE
- Revelation \Rev`e*la"tion\, n. [F. r['e]v['e]lation, L. revelatio. See Reveal.]
- 1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is revealed. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Theol.) (a) The act of revealing divine truth. (b) That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible. [1913 Webster]
- By revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words. --Eph. iii. 3. [1913 Webster]
- 4. 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. [1913 Webster]