road to Damascus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

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Etymology

From the Bible New Testament book Acts of the Apostles. Referring to the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, later known as the Apostle Paul, to Christianity while travelling to Damascus to persecute Christians.

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