"turn or burn" meaning in English

See turn or burn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: turns or burns [present, singular, third-person], turning or burning [participle, present], turned or burned [participle, past], turned or burned [past], turned or burnt [participle, past], turned or burnt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|turn<> or burn<,,burned:burnt>}} turn or burn (third-person singular simple present turns or burns, present participle turning or burning, simple past and past participle turned or burned or turned or burnt)
  1. (Christianity) To accept the teachings of Christianity or be doomed to hell. Categories (topical): Christianity

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