Definition of "divulgation"

divulgation

/ˌdaɪvʌlˈɡeɪʃən/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural divulgations
1. The act of divulging or publishing; publication.
  Quotations
  Secrecy hath no less use than divulgation.
  1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volumes (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London
2. The disclosure or revelation of a secret.
3. The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science.