Revelatory Meaning
[ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi]Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.
adjProphetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic.
Sentence Examples
He's been having revelatory dreams.
The biography contains several revelatory details about his private life.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The study had ____ findings that changed how we think about sleep.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The documentary was ____, exposing practices that had been hidden from the public for years.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin revēlātōrius. By surface analysis, revelat(e) + -ory.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I first sipped an El Presidente fifteen years ago, in Havana, at a sidewalk café across from a vendor selling postcards of Che Guevara. It was revelatory."
— December 2019/January 2020, Wayne Curtis, “Discover Cuba’s Other Rum Cocktail: El Presidente”, in Garden & Gun, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2021:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The study had ____ findings that changed how we think about sleep.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The documentary was ____, exposing practices that had been hidden from the public for years.