deathbed conversion

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• Deathbed conversion — Russian Orthodox icon of The Good Thief in Paradise (Moscow School, c. 1560) A deathbed conversion is the adoption of a particular religious faith shortly before dying. Making a conversion on one s deathbed may reflect an immediate change of… …   Wikipedia

• Conversion — may refer to: Contents 1 Economy and Finance 2 Law 3 Marketing 4 Religion 5 Sport …   Wikipedia

• Deathbed — A deathbed is a place where a person dies or lies in during the last few hours before death. Deathbed may also refer to: Deathbed conversion, a religious faith conversion Deathbed confession, a confession of some sort when someone is assumed to… …   Wikipedia

• deathbed — noun 1 on your deathbed just before you die 2 deathbed confession/conversion/reconciliation something that you admit or do just before you die: a deathbed conversion to Catholicism 3 be on your deathbed a) to be close to death b) humorous to be… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Deathbed confession — A deathbed confession is a confession of some sort when someone is assumed to be close to death. Sometimes, it takes place on their deathbed, the bed in which a person dies or lies in during the last few hours before death, hence the phrase.… …   Wikipedia

• deathbed — death|bed [ˈdeθbed] n [C usually singular] the bed on which someone dies or is dying on your deathbed ▪ On her deathbed, Miriam s mother reveals that she never knew her father. deathbed confession/conversion etc (=made when you are dying) ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• conversion — noun 1 change to a new form/system/use ADJECTIVE ▪ barn (BrE), loft ▪ currency ▪ There are no charges for currency conversion. ▪ data, file …   Collocations dictionary

• deathbed — noun Deathbed is used before these nouns: ↑confession, ↑conversion, ↑repentance …   Collocations dictionary

• Religious conversion — The Conversion of Saint Paul, a 1600 painting by Italian artist Caravaggio (1571–1610) Part of a series on the Religious conversion Types …   Wikipedia

• Marital conversion — Part of a series on the Religious conversion Types Active conversion Secondary conversion Marital conversion Forced conversion Deathbed conversion Related concepts Apostasy Assimilation …   Wikipedia

• List of people who converted to Catholicism — This page lists historic individuals who at some point in their lives, sometimes on their deathbeds, formally adopted the Catholic faith without having been born into it. Individuals who were baptized Catholics, but who as an adult practiced a… …   Wikipedia