DAMASCUS


Meaning of DAMASCUS in English

/ dəˈmæskəs; NAmE / noun

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IDIOMS

- the road to Damascus

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WORD ORIGIN

From the story in the Bible in which St Paul hears the voice of God on the road to Damascus and becomes a Christian.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.