Both Uses
revelation
in
Their Eyes Were Watching God
(Edited)
- Janie full of that oldest human longing—self-revelation.
p. 7.1 *revelation = something previously unknown; or making such a thing known
- She had been summoned to behold a revelation.
p. 11.3
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) 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.