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born-again

adj

Etymology

From the New Testament: "Jesus replied, 'Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born again.'" [John 3:3, Today's New International Version].

Definitions

  1. Having been spiritually changed through faith.

  2. Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.

    • He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat.

  3. Of or pertaining to evangelicalism.

    • To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy.
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Having a newly won zeal for some activity.

      • After not picking up a shovel for twenty years, she finally saw the beauty in flowers and declared herself a born-again gardener.

    2. Utter

      Utter; out-and-out.

      • Jack Scatalone might have been a born-again bastard during their training, but he was their bastard. And the Special Forces never abandoned one of their own.

    3. Someone who has been spiritually changed through their (Christian) faith.

    4. Someone who has a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.

    5. An evangelical Christian.

    6. Anyone with a renewed commitment to any kind of cause or belief.

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Derived

born-again virgin, born-again virginity

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA