religious experience
Americannoun
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a personally transformative event.
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a profound or transcendent experience in which one encounters deity or what is perceived to be divine.
Example Sentences
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We’ve tasted frijol con puerco so good it felt like a religious experience.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
But I do have to say that being among the Palace fans at Wembley was honestly the closest thing I've seen to an actual religious experience.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
The result was, if not a religious experience, then a spiritually transfiguring one.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025
The sport was viewed as a way to prepare for wars, but also as a religious experience and even as a tool used to settle disputes.
From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2023
Some people even put music on a par with a religious experience, tapping into some other-worldly part of their conscious or unconscious existence.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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