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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Those missteps mean this encounter isn’t a religious experience, merely a captivating show—and likely the last chance to see many of these sculptures on American soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
We’ve tasted frijol con puerco so good it felt like a religious experience.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
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
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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