cage stage

cage stage noun: a period of religious zeal following a religious conversion, often perceived as arrogant.

Noun

cage stage (plural cage stages)

(humorous) A period of religious zeal following a religious conversion, often perceived as arrogant.
- But after God has initially brought believers into an understanding of the preciousness of sovereign election, they frequently enter what a friend of mine called the “cage” stage—the time when the newly-convinced “Calvinist” ought to be locked into a cage and not let out until he stabilizes, or the...2001, Douglas Wilson, “A Deeper Right”, in Mother Kirk: Essays on Church Life, →ISBN, page 88
- The year between college and seminary was my prime Cage Stage. Everyone would have been better off—myself included—had I been locked away for at least a few months during that time. […] During this time I was so excited about the five points of Calvinism that I actually wrote a letter to a friend...2012, Greg Dutcher, Killing Calvinism

The year between college and seminary was my prime Cage Stage.2012, Greg Dutcher, Killing Calvinism:
I went through my own cage stage in my early twenties.2013, Joshua Harris, Humble Orthodoxy:

plural	cage stages

What does cage stage mean?: Cage stage means a period of religious zeal following a religious conversion, often perceived as arrogant.
How do you use cage stage in a sentence?: The year between college and seminary was my prime Cage Stage.
What part of speech is cage stage?: Cage stage is a noun.
What is the plural of cage stage?: The plural of cage stage is cage stages.

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