get religion

Idioms  

1. Be converted; also, decide to behave in an upright, ethical way. For example, After the children were born, John got religion and joined the church, or After years of total selfishness, she suddenly got religion and is doing all kinds of volunteer work. [Second half of 1700s]

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Example Sentences

Appeared in the October 31, 2025, print edition as 'Proxy Advisers Get Religion'.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you go looking for stories about this or that bombing, you’re likely to find them only in religious news outlets, such as the Catholic News Agency or Get Religion.

From Washington Post

As a Christian inhabitant of this world, I often try to imagine what it would take for the meritocracy to get religion.

From New York Times

Inslee called on them to “get religion and realize that the filibuster” is stopping them on major policy.

From Washington Times

When Senator Elizabeth Warren was asked if she believed in the modern monetary theory approach, she told Bloomberg Television: “It’s only when we talk about the things that go to hard-working Americans that Republicans seem to get religion about the national debt. Debt matters. There comes a point where debt matters. But what I care about is that we need to rethink our system in a way that is genuinely about investments that pay off over time.”

From New York Times