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born-again

born-again

36 6.8
Someone who has had a spiritual rebirth after becoming a Christian
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɔrn əˈɡeɪn/
translation icon : nacido de nuevo
  • Since the 1980 election, viewers have heard about the born-again Christian or Christian fundamentalist vote.
  • a born-again Christian
  • born-again Christians
  • to become born-again

I mean, you're, you're a born again Bible believing evangelical Christian.

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Examples

  • Because they knew they were obviously born again and had received the Holy Spirit.

    Blog text (11)

  • Now that you're born again, what do you want to do?

    Fiction book (1991)

  • How well are you a born again Christian saved by the blood of Jesus?

    Danny Jones

  • And I was a born again Christian and I fell away from it.

    Megyn Kelly

  • I take it that both of you are what you call born again.

    The Wicker Tree (2011)

  • Are you now or have you ever been a born-again Christian?

    Academic text (1991)

  • My parents were hippies and then became born again Christians.

  • Forty-eight percent of Americans claim to be born-again Christians, including President George W. Bush.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Adrift in Boston, he underwent a born-again experience inspired by a Salvation Army evangelist.

    Academic text (2009)

  • As a born-again Christian, she shares her faith with everyone she meets.

Synonyms

reborn
vsborn-again
41 5.2

Feeling a strong new faith after a deep personal change

is specific to a personal conversion within Christianity rather than general religion
regenerate
vsborn-again
  • Formal
7.4

A person who lives a better, more responsible life

focuses on spiritual renewal from a personal Christian conversion rather than moral reform

How Religious

zealous
18 6.8
devout
55 5.7
born-again
36 6.8
religious
∞ 2.7
believer
343 3.2

Surface Forms

born-again positive

Morphology

born-again = born + again (transparent) = born + again

The adjective is a straightforward combination of 'born' + 'again' and the meaning 'born again' (spiritually reborn) is directly inferable from the components for learners familiar with those words.

Etymology

The word born-again comes from the simple phrase born again, used in the Bible to mean a person is given a 'new spiritual life'. So a born-again person is someone who has had a deep change of faith and feels they have started a new life, and the phrase is now also used for people who make a strong, new commitment to any cause.