foreward-2 Flashcards
on the road to Damascus
a sudden or radical change in thought or change of heart.
It is often used to describe life changing experience that reorganises priorities and gives new purposes
apostle
each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ
damascus
capital of syria
southwestern part of syria
Paul the Apostle
conversion from jew to christian (from persecutings christians to teaching christianity i.e. Apostle)
wry
expressing dry, especially mocking humor
guant
very thin and bony because of hunger or illness
mangle
to destroy something by twisting it with force or tearing into pieces
haggard
looking exhausted and unwell
wringer
device such as mangle for wringing water from wet clothes
accolyte
- a person assisting the priest
- here a devoted disciple of a teacher
craniotomy
surgical removal of part of the bone from the skull to expose the brain