road to Damascus

Meaning

Noun

  • An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.

Origin

  • From the Bible New Testament book Acts of the Apostles. Referring to the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, later known as the Apostle Paul, to Christianity while travelling to Damascus to persecute Christians.

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