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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“A novelist willing to give shape and voice to contemporary religious experience is needed,” Boyagoda said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
For African Americans, the foundation of our religious experience originated during slavery.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2024
“Just a wreck now. And you’re only alive because Nailer’s nicer than most of our people. Had himself some kind of religious experience out there. Got the fever eye, now, for sure.”
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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