born-again

American  

[bawrn-uh-gen, -uh-gayn] / ˈbɔrn əˌgɛn, -əˌgeɪn /

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.

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noun

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

born-again British  

/ 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

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of born-again

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

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born-again

The 21-year-old describes himself as a "born-again Christian" and says his religion is the most important thing in his life.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

Carter was a born-again evangelical Christian as well as a Democrat.

From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2024

Just over 20% of Trump’s Iowa supporters in 2016 self-reported as evangelicals or born-again Christians; evangelicals made up 53% of his supporters in 2024 Iowa polling....

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024

In 1929, the theologian H. Richard Niebuhr described born-again Christianity as the “religion of the disinherited.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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