Jesus bug

English

Etymology

In the case of the water strider, allusion to the miracle of Jesus Christ walking on water.

Noun

Jesus bug (plural Jesus bugs)

1. Synonym of water strider (“insect of the family Gerridae”)
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Jesus,‎ bug.
   • 2020 January 29, Justin Rosolino, Idiot, Sojourning Soul: A Post-Secular Pilgrimage‎^[1], Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29:

     I was twenty when I first caught the Jesus bug. It took another two years before I even considered visiting a church.