born-again

See also: born again

English

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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].

Adjective

born-again (not comparable)

  1. (Christianity) Having been spiritually changed through faith.
  2. (Christianity) Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
    He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat.
  3. (Christianity) Of or pertaining to evangelicalism.
    To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy.
  4. (by extension) 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.
  5. Utter; out-and-out.
    • 2023, Cindy Dees, The Medusa Project:
      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.

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Noun

born-again (plural born-agains)

  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.

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