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road to Damascus

road to Damascus noun: an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.

Noun

road to Damascus (plural roads to Damascus)

  1. (attributive, idiomatic, often) An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.
    • Today we hear a lot about those who have had what's often called Road to Damascus experiences on every issue from guns and same-sex marriage to the sanctity-of-life and taxes.2007 March 5, Jim Brown, quoting Mike Huckabee, “Huckabee criticizes fellow GOP candidates over 'Damascus Road conversions'”, in One News Now, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2007
    • […] That was my Road to Damascus moment. They played one hit after another and this is the song I remember most clearly.2007 March 18, Will Hodgkinson, quoting Bryan Ferry, “Soundtrack of my life: Bryan Ferry”, in The Observer

Forms of road to Damascus

pluralroads to Damascus

Origin of road to Damascus

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.

Questions about road to Damascus

What does road to Damascus mean?
Road to Damascus means an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.
What part of speech is road to Damascus?
Road to Damascus is a noun.
What is the plural of road to Damascus?
The plural of road to Damascus is roads to Damascus.

Words near road to Damascus in the dictionary

  1. road taxes
  2. road test
  3. road tested
  4. road testing
  5. road tests
  6. road to Damascus
  7. Road Town
  8. road train
  9. road trains
  10. road trip
  11. road tripper

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