of or relating to the city of Damascus.
(lowercase) of or relating to the art of damascening.
an inhabitant of Damascus.
(lowercase) work or patterns produced by damascening.
a native or inhabitant of Damascus
a variety of domestic fancy pigeon with silvery plumage
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Damascēnus of Damascus < Greek Damaskēnós, equivalent to Damask ( ós ) Damascus + -ēnos -ene
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It’s not quite a Damascene conversion, but he’s certainly much more open to the technology’s upside potential.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
And the agnostic, for whom “True Haunting” could prove a Damascene moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
On one of the hottest days in the Damascene summer, his words interrupted by the occasional argument between other vexed patrons, Elias spoke while his eyes remained fixated on the front of the slow-moving queue.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
In 1961, Matsutani had his Damascene moment when he discovered polyvinyl acetate adhesive, otherwise known as Elmer’s glue.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022
First of all, as Damascene takes it, "the glory of the Godhead": secondly, according to Augustine "the beatitude of the Father": thirdly, according to the same authority, "judiciary power."
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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