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get religion

get religion verb: to develop a faith in God or divine beings in general; to join a religious group and become a believer.

Verb

get religion (third-person singular simple present gets religion, present participle getting religion, simple past got religion, past participle (US) gotten religion or (UK) got religion)

  1. (humorous, informal, sometimes) To develop a faith in God or divine beings in general; to join a religious group and become a believer.
  2. (US, informal) To become convinced of something, usually to a fanatic degree.

Synonyms of get religion

Forms of get religion

third-person singular presentgets religion
present participlegetting religion
pastgot religion
past participle USgotten religion
past participle UKgot religion

Questions about get religion

What does get religion mean?
Get religion means to develop a faith in God or divine beings in general; to join a religious group and become a believer.
What part of speech is get religion?
Get religion is a verb.
What is the past tense of get religion?
The past tense of get religion is got religion.

Words near get religion in the dictionary

  1. get readies
  2. get ready
  3. get ready, get set, go
  4. get real
  5. get rekt
  6. get religion
  7. get rich quicker
  8. get rich quickers
  9. get rid of
  10. get rid off
  11. get ridda

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