Both Uses
revelation
in
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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- You follow these little discrepancies long enough and they sometimes open up into huge revelations.†
Part 1 *
- Among philosophers this is so widely believed it's almost a platitude, but for him it's a revelation.
Part 2revelation = something previously unknown; or making such a thing known
Definitions:
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(revelation) something that was previously unknown (and typically surprising); or making such a thing known
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) As a proper noun, Revelation refers to the last book of the Bible with visionary descriptions of the End of Days. It can also refer to things revealed religiously rather than via logic.