"come to Jesus" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-come to Jesus.ogg [Australia] 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|<,,came,come>}} 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 a public confession of one's sins or weaknesses. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-come_to_Jesus-en-verb-sGy-bmmA Categories (other): Christianity, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 47 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 42 19 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: 39 47 14 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 23 44 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 42 19
  3. (idiomatic, US) To have a sudden and important realization. Tags: US, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-come_to_Jesus-en-verb-qty~AKg3 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 47 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 42 19

Inflected forms

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