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born-again

noun

Meaning

  • 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.

adjective

Meaning

  • Having been spiritually changed through faith.

  • Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.

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

  • 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."