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revel

verb (revel, revels, revelled, revelling; US reveled) ; noun (revels)

«revel» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To revel is to take part in noisy fun such as feasting, drinking and dancing. tree →
To revel in something is to enjoy it very much. tree →

In the lessons

in tales people drink, feast and dance late into the night; «revel in» means to take great delight in something

Examples

They arrived at a dwelling and there they drank and revelled. tree →
The Warlock drank and revelled all night. tree →
She revelled in the praise she got. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

To take great delight, here in the wealth of the nations.

Interpretation. Tradition reads this as a promise about the future, when Israel will be honored as God's priests and servants.

Examples

But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD, men shall call you the ministers of our God; ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their splendour shall ye revel. (Prophets ISA.61.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «revel» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«revel» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «revel» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«revel» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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