Divulgations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of making information known or public, especially when it was previously secret or confidential
2. the process of revealing details or disclosures that were once hidden
3. an announcement or proclamation of facts that were unknown or not widely recognized

Etymology: "Divulgations" is the plural of "divulgation," which comes from the Latin "divulgatio," a noun built from "divulgare," meaning "to make public" or "to spread among the common people." That verb combines "di-" (a variant of "dis-," meaning apart or abroad) with "vulgare," "to make common," from "vulgus," the common people, which also gave English "vulgar" and "vulgate." The plural form follows the pattern of many nouns borrowed from Latin that name acts or results, such as "revelation" and "declaration." Its meaning is close to "disclosure" in the sense of making something hidden known, though "divulgation" carries a stronger sense of spreading information widely, as if handing it out to the public.

Synonyms: disclosures, reveals, unveilings, proclamations, announcements