# road to Damascus

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
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.

## Source
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