"Revelation is accomplished with spiritual or mystical inspiration. Revelatory pictures are expressions of subjects visualized in less worldly contexts than contemporary reality. Change in the understanding of the subject or the idea, from appearance to a symbolic representation is emphasized." [Minor White Retrospective, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 2/91]
C O N S I D E R:
Reveal
Unveil
Realize
Make known
Disclose
Communication
Divulge
Lay open to view
Display
Exhibit
Announce
Uncover
Invite inspection
R E F E R E N C E S
Revelation [ME revel(en) < MF revel(er) < L revelare to unveil. See RE-, Veil] [ME revelacion < MF , LL revelation- (s. of revelatio) = L revelat(us) (ptp. of revelare to REVEAL) + -ion- -ION] 1. the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. 2. something revealed or disclosed, esp. a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. 3. Theol. a. God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures. b. an instance of such communication or disclosure. c. that which is disclosed. d. that which contains such disclosure, as the Bible. 4. (cap.) often Revelations. See Revelation of St. John the Divine.
Reveal 1. to make known; disclose; divulge; to reveal a secret. 2. to lay open to view; display; exhibit, etc. -Syn. To REVEAL is to uncover as if by drawing away a veil: the fog lifted and revealed the harbor. To DISCLOSE is to lay open and thereby invite inspection: to disclose the plans of a project. To DIVULGE is to communicate, sometimes to a large number, what was at first intended to be confidential, or secret: to divulge the terms of a contract.
[Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House,1968.]
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