velation means A veiling; concealment; mystery. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “velation” is a great word
VELATION — [Noun] The act or state of being veiled; concealment. From Latin vēlātiōn-, vēlātiō, from vēlātus, past participle of vēlāre ("to veil") + the noun-forming suffix -iō, -iōn-. Unlike revelation, which strips the covering away, or obfuscation, which actively tangles the truth, velation is the quiet, often neutral, fact of the veil itself. It is the morning fog that renders a familiar wood strange, the dust-sheet thrown over a sculpture in a storeroom, or the lace before a bride's face—a silence that is not a lie, but a testament to the dignity of things kept from the light.
Etymology
From Latin vēlātiōn-, vēlātiō, from vēlātus (past participle of vēlāre (“to veil”)) + -iōn-, -iō.
noun
- A veiling; concealment; mystery.