(n) a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)
(n) an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus, Syn.Damascus, capital of Syria
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n.; pl. Asci [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a bladder. ] (Bot.) A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Syria. Population (2000) = 1, 549, 932. [ PJC ]
Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence. -- Damascus iron, or Damascus twist, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance. -- Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a. [ 1913 Webster ]
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