born-again

[bawrn-uh-gen, -uh-geyn]

adjective

1. committed or recommitted to religious faith through an intensely religious experience.

   a born-again Christian.

2. reactivated or revitalized.

   a born-again conservatism in American politics.

3. enthusiastically committed.

   a born-again jogger.

noun

1. a person who is characterized by a newfound faith or enthusiasm.

born-again

/ ˈbɔːnəˌɡɛn /

adjective

1. having experienced conversion, esp to evangelical Christianity

2. showing the enthusiasm of one newly converted to any cause

   a born-again monetarist

noun

1. a person who shows fervent enthusiasm for a new-found cause, belief, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of born-again¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The prediction comes from South African preacher Joshua Mhlakela, a born-again Christian who shared his “vision” in a YouTube interview earlier this year.

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He’s a born-again Christian whose adherence to increasingly bizarre conspiracy theories have him believing that even the NFL has been infiltrated by “globalists.”

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Nowadays you can spend $1,000 a night in a born-again California motel.

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The born-again Kinkade stepped into that breach, doubled down on the family values bit and became known as a creator of images that the Christian community, among other groups, could embrace.

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A Baptist Sunday school teacher, Carter was among the first presidential candidates to embrace the label of born-again Christian.

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Related Words

• doctrinal 
• holy 
• sacred 
• sectarian 
• theological