revelatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

rĕvēlātĭo, ōnis, f. [revelo], an uncovering, laying bare (eccl. Lat.).

I Lit.: pudendorum, Arn. 5, 182. —

II Trop.: imaginariae revelationes, Aug. Conf. 9, 10: filii sui, a revelation , Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 4; Vulg. 1 Cor. 1, 7. — Esp., the Revelation of St. John , Lact. Inst. Epit. 42, 8.