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religious experience

American  
[ri-lij-uhs-ik-speer-ee-uhns] / rɪˈlɪdʒ əs ɪkˈspɪər i əns /

noun

  1. a personally transformative event.

  2. a profound or transcendent experience in which one encounters deity or what is perceived to be divine.


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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

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

“Every time I go out there, it’s a religious experience for me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025

Their religious experience may have been turbulent and filled with controversies, reforms and revolutions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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