come-to-Jesus

See also: come to Jesus

English

(idiomatic, Christianity) Relating to a Christian conversion, recommitment, or associated ritual, especially public confession.
(idiomatic, US) Relating to a similar secular ritual.
- 2009 November 12, Greg A. Bedard, “Offense clears the air”, in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
  With the coaches still in the room, the veteran leaders on offense, one by one, took turns addressing the rest of the unit. / "It was a come-to-Jesus meeting," guard Daryn Colledge said Wednesday.
(idiomatic, US) Conveying a scolding or a blunt discussion of a disagreeable fact regarding the addressee.
To bring someone in for a come-to-Jesus talk.
- 2024 March 8, Joe Biden, quotee, “Biden caught saying he and Netanyahu need to have ‘come to Jesus meeting’”, in The Guardian‎^[1], sourced from Associated Press, →ISSN:
  Joe Biden’s growing frustration with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, continued to mount, with the Democratic US president captured on a hot mic saying that he and the Israeli leader will need to have a “come to Jesus meeting”.