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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The recital acted like a religious experience in which a rarefied atmosphere befits radiance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 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
For African Americans, the foundation of our religious experience originated during slavery.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2024
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
He would never forget the first fire, what it had meant to him—as important as it must have been to early man—and he approached making a fire now almost as a religious experience.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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