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Revelation

Meaning in religious studies & theology, with examples

/ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/nounCore term

In religious studies & theology, revelation means: In many religions, the communication of truth, will or guidance from God to human beings, often through prophets or sacred texts.

In Turkish: vahiy, ilahi bildirim

How it is used

Central in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Scholars describe it with attribution (Muslims understand the Qur'an as revelation received by the Prophet Muhammad). The verb is reveal, and revealed appears in phrases like revealed religion and revealed text.

Example sentences

  1. According to Islamic tradition, the first revelation came to the Prophet Muhammad in the cave of Hira.

  2. Medieval philosophers asked whether reason alone could reach truths known through revelation.

Common collocations

  • divine revelation
  • receive a revelation
  • reason and revelation
  • revealed religion
  • the first revelation
  • prophetA person believed by a religious community to have been chosen by God to receive and deliver divine messages to people.
  • scriptureThe sacred writings of a religion, regarded by its followers as authoritative and often as revealed or inspired, such as the Qur'an, the Bible or the Vedas.
  • Qur'anThe central sacred text of Islam, which Muslims believe God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in Arabic over about 23 years; it has 114 chapters called suras.
  • faithTrust and commitment to God or to religious teachings, often held without proof; also used as another word for a whole religion or religious community.

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