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
When Moore talks about these artists and their music, it’s like he’s describing a religious experience: “It’s like a sonic boom from the first groove,” Moore said of Peter Brötzmann’s “Machine Gun.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
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
They talked about the weekend as if they’d had a religious experience, and Adams felt she’d missed something life-changing.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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