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.
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“A novelist willing to give shape and voice to contemporary religious experience is needed,” Boyagoda said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
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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