revelatory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin revēlātōrius. by surface analysis, revelate +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): [ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi], [ɹɛvəˈlejtəɹi]
• (General American) IPA^(key): [ˈɹɛvələtoɹi]

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Adjective

revelatory (comparative more revelatory, superlative most revelatory)

1. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.

   Synonym: revelative

   Antonyms: unrevelatory, unrevealing

   Near-synonym: revealing

2. Prophetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic.

Derived terms

• revelatorily
• unrevelatory

Related terms

• revealingness
• revelate (verb) (obsolete)
• Revelation
• revelation
• revelator
• revelatoriness

Anagrams

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