born-again
See also: born again
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Etymology edit
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 edit
born-again (not comparable)
- (Christianity) Having been spiritually changed through faith.
- (Christianity) Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
- He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat.
- (Christianity) Of or pertaining to evangelicalism.
- To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy.
- (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.
- 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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renewed commitment to Jesus Christ
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Noun edit
born-again (plural born-agains)
- Someone who has been spiritually changed through their (Christian) faith.
- Someone who has a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
- An evangelical Christian.
- Anyone with a renewed commitment to any kind of cause or belief.
Further reading edit
- born again on Wikipedia.Wikipedia