revelação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin revēlātiōnem (“uncovering; revelation”). By surface analysis, revelar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ve.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.ve.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ve.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [χe.ve.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.vɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.bɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ʁɨ.βɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: re‧ve‧la‧ção

Noun

revelação f (plural revelações)

revelation (the act of revealing or disclosing)
Synonyms: demonstração, divulgação, exibição, manifestação
(photography) the act of developing a photograph
revelation (something that is revealed)
(theology) revelation (manifestation of divine truth)
Synonyms: iluminação, inspiração
revelation (a great, sudden success)

Related terms

revelado
revelador
revelagem
revelantismo
revelantista
revelar
revelatório
revelável

Further reading

“revelação” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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