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born-again
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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
- Having been spiritually changed through faith.
- Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ. He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat.
- Of or pertaining to evangelicalism. To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy.
- 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. 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.
noun born-agains · born again
- 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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adj renewed commitment to Jesus Christ
| Español | renacido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 重生 chóngshēng |
| Français | né(e) à nouveau/de nouveau, rené |
| Deutsch | wiedergeboren |
| Italiano | rinato, rinata |
| Ελληνικά | γεννηθη ανωθεν gennithi anothen |
| Română | născut din nou |
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