English Dictionary

deathbed conversion

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 慣用表現 頻度副詞 皮肉 通常

(set phrase) Acceptance of religious belief immediately before one dies, typically in a state of anxiety or fear of the insecurity of what will happen to one in and after death.

日本語の意味

臨終において、死直前の不安や恐怖から宗教的信仰を受け入れる行為

His sudden deathbed conversion shocked relatives who had never known him to be religious.

彼の突然の臨終の改宗は、これまで宗教的であることを知らなかった親族を驚かせた。

意味（1）

(set phrase) Acceptance of religious belief immediately before one dies, typically in a state of anxiety or fear of the insecurity of what will happen to one in and after death.

Mr. Hitchens discussed the possibility of a deathbed conversion, insisting that the odds were slim that he would admit the existence of God.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, usually sarcastic, often politics) An abrupt, last-minute change in one's professed beliefs, principles, or point of view in order to escape a serious threat or to increase one's chances of success.

The dilemma was how to propose a big tax cut and still look credible. Dole knew that the Democrats would mock him for a deathbed conversion.

deathbed conversions （ plural ）