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roads to Damascus

roads to Damascus is the plural of road to Damascus.

Meaning of road to Damascus

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

Questions about roads to Damascus

What is roads to Damascus the plural of?
Roads to Damascus is the plural of road to Damascus.

Words near roads to Damascus in the dictionary

  1. roadrunner
  2. roadrunners
  3. roads
  4. roads less traveled
  5. roads less travelled
  6. roads to Damascus
  7. roadscape
  8. roadscapes
  9. roadsful
  10. roadshow
  11. roadshowed

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