Meaning

2 senses

  1. (humorous, informal, sometimes)To develop a faith in God or divine beings in general; to join a religious group and become a believer.

  2. (US, informal)To become convinced of something, usually to a fanatic degree.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Wrap a superstition in a book, and you've got a religion.

    Загорни забобон у книгу — і вийде релігія. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

    deniko · Tatoeba · CC0 · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. He got religion on his deathbed.

    deEr fand auf seinem Sterbebett zur Religion. — MUIRIEL

    darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

gets religion, getting religion, got religion, gotten religion
Base formget religion · to get religion
3rd person singulargets religion
Present participlegetting religion
Past simplegot religion
Past participlegotten religion / got religion

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget religion
he, she, itgets religion

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot religion

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gotten religion
he, she, ithas gotten religion

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get religion

Synonyms

2 synonyms
find religionfind God

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gestureB1getA1getawayB2getter
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