revelatory
Americanadjective
-
of, relating to, or having the characteristics of revelation.
-
showing or disclosing an emotion, belief, quality, or the like (usually followed byof ).
a poem revelatory of the author's deep, personal sorrow.
Etymology
Origin of revelatory
1880–85; < Latin revēlāt ( us ) ( revelation ) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It is a revelatory portrait as well as a technical marvel.
Our critic called the show “fresh and revelatory.”
The San Diego Museum of Art presents a revelatory retrospective on the Spanish artist, whose work pulses with the power of the natural world and his own heritage.
Organized by the museum’s Rachel Jans, “Eduardo Chillida: Convergence” is a display possessed of a revelatory power far beyond its modest size.
“Their close co-presence brings a heartfelt, life-opening sense of well-being,” he writes, but characterizes the experience by what is missing: “There is no narrative, no crisis, no revelatory transforming of anyone’s fate or hopes.”
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
