Born-again
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Someone who has been spiritually changed through their (Christian) faith.
- 2 Someone who has a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
- 3 An evangelical Christian.
- 4 Anyone with a renewed commitment to any kind of cause or belief.
- 1 Having been spiritually changed through faith. not-comparable
- 2 Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ. not-comparable
"He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat."
- 3 Of or pertaining to evangelicalism. not-comparable
"To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy."
- 4 Having a newly won zeal for some activity. broadly, not-comparable
"After not picking up a shovel for twenty years, she finally saw the beauty in flowers and declared herself a born-again gardener."
- 5 Utter; out-and-out. not-comparable
"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."
- 1 spiritually reborn or converted wordnet
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More examples"Sami was a born-again Christian."
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].
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