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.

Related terms

Translations

renewed commitment to Jesus Christ

Chinese:
Cantonese: 重生 (cung⁴ sang¹)

Mandarin: 重生 (zh) (chóngshēng)
Dutch: wedergeboren
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
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

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