Both Uses of
revelation
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- Had we the secret of that mirror, we would gladly sit down before it, and transfer its revelations to our page.†
Chpt 1 *
- After such a revelation, let him smile with what sultriness he would, he could much sooner turn grapes purple, or pumpkins yellow, than melt the iron-branded impression out of the beholder's memory.
Chpt 8revelation = something previously unknown; or making such a thing known
Definitions:
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(1)
(revelation) something that was previously unknown (and typically surprising); or making such a thing known
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, Revelation as a proper noun refers to the last book of the Bible with visionary descriptions of the End of Days. Less commonly still, it sometimes refers to things revealed religiously rather than via logic.