"come to Jesus" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-come to Jesus.ogg Forms: comes to Jesus [present, singular, third-person], coming to Jesus [participle, present], came to Jesus [past], come to Jesus [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> to Jesus}} come to Jesus (third-person singular simple present comes to Jesus, present participle coming to Jesus, simple past came to Jesus, past participle come to Jesus)
  1. (idiomatic, Christianity) To experience or display a conversion or recommitment to Christianity or to undergo a related ritual, especially public confession of one's sins or weaknesses. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-come_to_Jesus-en-verb-Qa7B1z5u Categories (other): Christianity, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 35 39 25 Topics: Christianity
  2. (idiomatic, US) To become committed or display commitment to a cause. Tags: US, idiomatic Related terms: come-to-Jesus, get right, have Jesus in one's heart
    Sense id: en-come_to_Jesus-en-verb-PStZYSj2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 47 15 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 35 39 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 49 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 56 10
  3. (idiomatic, US) To have a sudden important realization. Tags: US, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-come_to_Jesus-en-verb-jM~ovMmO Categories (other): American English, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 35 39 25

Inflected forms

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