born-again

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who has been spiritually changed through their (Christian) faith.
  2. Someone who has a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
  3. An evangelical Christian.
  4. Anyone with a renewed commitment to any kind of cause or belief.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having been spiritually changed through faith. not-comparable
  2. Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ. not-comparable
    — He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat.
  3. Of or pertaining to evangelicalism. not-comparable
    — To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy.
  4. Having a newly won zeal for some activity. broadly,not-comparable
    — After not picking up a shovel for twenty years, she finally saw the beauty in flowers and declared herself a born-again gardener.
  5. Utter; out-and-out. not-comparable
    — 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.

词形变化

born again alternative born-agains plural born again alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
born-again virgin born-again virginity
相关词
rebirth reborn

词源

词源 1
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].
词源 2
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].
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