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come-to-Jesus

come-to-Jesus adjective: relating to a Christian conversion, recommitment, or associated ritual, especially a public confession.

Adjective

come-to-Jesus

  1. (idiomatic) Relating to a Christian conversion, recommitment, or associated ritual, especially a public confession.
  2. (US, idiomatic) Relating to a similar secular ritual.
    • With the coaches still in the room, the veteran leaders on offense, one by one, took turns addressing the rest of the unit. / "It was a come-to-Jesus meeting," guard Daryn Colledge said Wednesday.2009 November 12, Greg A. Bedard, “Offense clears the air”, in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  3. (US, idiomatic) Conveying a scolding or a blunt discussion of a disagreeable fact regarding the addressee.
    • To bring someone in for a come-to-Jesus talk.
    • Joe Biden’s growing frustration with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, continued to mount, with the Democratic US president captured on a hot mic saying that he and the Israeli leader will need to have a “come to Jesus meeting”.2024 March 8, Joe Biden, quotee, “Biden caught saying he and Netanyahu need to have ‘come to Jesus meeting’”, in The Guardian, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSN

come-to-Jesus meaning in Bengali

come-to-Jesus in Bengali

খ্রিস্টান ধর্মান্তরকরণ, পুনর্বচন, সংশ্লিষ্ট আচারের সাথে সম্পর্কিত

Questions about come-to-Jesus

What does come-to-Jesus mean?
Come-to-Jesus means relating to a Christian conversion, recommitment, or associated ritual, especially a public confession.
What is come-to-Jesus in Bengali?
Come-to-Jesus in Bengali is খ্রিস্টান ধর্মান্তরকরণ, পুনর্বচন, সংশ্লিষ্ট আচারের সাথে সম্পর্কিত. See Come-to-Jesus meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is come-to-Jesus?
Come-to-Jesus is an adjective.

Words near come-to-Jesus in the dictionary

  1. come-over
  2. come-overs
  3. come-slut
  4. come-sluts
  5. come-to-bed
  6. come-to-Jesus
  7. come-uppance
  8. come-uppances
  9. comeager
  10. comeagre
  11. comealong

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