Where does “revelationist” come from?
revelationist (English) comes from English revelation, from Middle English revelacioun, from Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
revelationist (English): A person who believes in divine revelation
Definitions
- A person who believes in divine revelation
Ancestry of “revelationist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | revelation | The act of revealing or disclosing; Something... |
| 2 | Middle English | revelacioun | The practice of revealing or unveiling divine... |
| 3 | Old French | revelacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | revēlātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |