# In Reviews Of Creative Works, What Does 'A Revelation' Mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 29, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-reviews-of-creative-works-what-does-a-revelation-mean/972475 "2022-09-29T21:34:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-reviews-of-creative-works-what-does-a-revelation-mean/972475/1 "2022-09-29T21:34:57Z")
I get from the context that “[Work] is a revelation!” means “[Work] is sublime, magnificent, exceeds all expectations, etc.” Or does it mean something more specific? I’ve seen some performances that have brought down the house, but none that I’d describe as a “revelation.” None _revealed_ anything I didn’t already know (except that Weird Al’s music needs to be seen live to fully appreciate). ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-reviews-of-creative-works-what-does-a-revelation-mean/972475/2 "2022-09-29T22:26:11Z")
I don’t know. It could mean something like “Wow, I had no idea that band was actually any good!” ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-reviews-of-creative-works-what-does-a-revelation-mean/972475/3 "2022-09-29T22:30:33Z")
Or hyperbolically “how did I not know this was a thing, never mind that I needed and wanted it in my life?”