Velation
/vɪˈleɪʃən/noun
The act or process of veiling, covering, or concealing something.
Did you know?Velation belongs to the same Latin word-family as revelation, whose literal imagery is the removal of a veil—making knowledge a symbolic act of uncovering.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wel-
“To cover, conceal, or wrap.”
Classical Latin
Latin
vēlum
“A covering, curtain, sail, or veil.”
Classical Latin
Latin
vēlāre
“To cover or veil.”
Late Latin
Latin
vēlātiō
“A veiling or covering.”
17th Century
English
velation
“The act of veiling or concealment.”
Modern English
English
velation
“Veiling, covering, or concealment; a rare literary term.”