born-again

See also: born again

English

Alternative forms

born again

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)

(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.

Derived terms

born-again virgin

Related terms

Translations

renewed commitment to Jesus Christ

Chinese:
Cantonese: 重生 (cung⁴ sang¹)

Mandarin: 重生 (zh) (chóngshēng)
Dutch: wedergeboren (nl)
Faroese: endurføddur
French: né(e) à nouveau (fr)/de nouveau (fr), rené (fr) (rare)
German: wiedergeboren (de)
Greek: γεννηθη ανωθεν (gennithi anothen)
Italian: rinato (it) m, rinata (it) f
Latin: natus denuo
Romanian: născut din nou
Spanish: renacido (es)
Swedish: pånyttfödd (sv)

Noun

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.