born-again Christian

1. A Christian who has experienced a distinct, dramatic conversion to faith in Jesus, especially a member of certain Protestant groups that stress this experience. The expression recalls words of Jesus in the Gospels: “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (See evangelical.)

In nonreligious contexts, someone who is “born again” has a new enthusiasm for doing something.

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.

From Salon

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.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

DeLorean became a born-again Christian and told Playboy that he had been the victim of his own “insatiable pride ... an arrogance that was beyond that of any other human being alive.”

From Los Angeles Times

Berkowitz has since expressed remorse and said he is a born-again Christian.

From Seattle Times