Born-again
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Born-again is an adjective meaning (Christianity) Having been spiritually changed through faith.
Meaning
(Christianity) Having been spiritually changed through faith.
More Meanings
- (Christianity) Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
- (Christianity) Of or pertaining to evangelicalism.
- (by extension) Having a newly won zeal for some activity.
- Utter; out-and-out.
- Someone who has been spiritually changed through their (Christian) faith.
- Someone who has a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
- An evangelical Christian.
Example Sentences
He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat.
To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy.
After not picking up a shovel for twenty years, she finally saw the beauty in flowers and declared herself a born-again gardener.
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.
Word Forms
- born-agains
Synonyms for born-again
Depending on context, synonyms include regenerate, reborn, converted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include converted, regenerate, reborn, regenerated, newborn, renascent.
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