born-again
Meaning
- adjective Having been spiritually changed through faith.
- adjective Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat.
- adjective Of or pertaining to evangelicalism.
To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy.
- adjective 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.
- adjective Utter; out-and-out.
- noun Someone who has been spiritually changed through their (Christian) faith.
- noun Someone who has a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
- noun An evangelical Christian.
Similar words
converted regenerate reborn regenerated newborn renascent reincarnated retroconverted redintegrate retaken
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