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Definition of revelation : 1. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse.
2. That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.
3. That which is revealed.
4. The act of revealing divine truth.
5. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.

Synonyms:

admission, faith, secrecy, EXPOS, show, divine revelation, betrayal, divination, doctrine, eye opener, revealing, telling, sign, hiding, publication, Book of Revelations

announcement, proclamation, communication, divulging, confession, declaration, testimony, exhibition, dissemination, expression, advertisement, assertion, broadcasting

coming, apparition, gospel, epiphany, issuance, inspiration, revealment, materialization, appearance, emergence, oracle, vision, apotheosis, evidence, prophecy

determination, breakthrough, identification, exposure, deduction, apocalypse, realization, espial, recognition, solution, unmasking, unraveling, detection, discovery, disclosure, acquisition, manifestation

embodiment, discernibility, symptom, presentation, staging, proof, display, showing, incarnation, demonstration, unfolding

foreshadowing, premonition, augury, foretaste, hunch, envisioning, speculation, forecast, prediction, omen, portent, boding

Usage examples:

• " What a revelation love will be to you when it comes," said Violet softly. - "Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901", Lucy Maud Montgomery.
• The last person to suspect such a revelation was San Giacinto himself. - "Sant' Ilario", F. Marion Crawford.
• The opening move, of course, was to tell Diva about the revelation that had burst on her the night before. - "Miss Mapp", Edward Frederic Benson.