reborn

American  

[ree-bawrn] / riˈbɔrn /

adjective

1. having undergone rebirth.

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reborn British  

/ riːˈbɔːn /

adjective

1. born or as if born again, esp in having undergone spiritual regeneration

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Etymology

Origin of reborn

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + born

Explanation

Since "re" means "again," to be reborn means to be "born again." Since no one really has the chance to experience their birth a second time around, to be reborn means to undergo a meaningful spiritual change. In certain Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christian churches, congregants choose a time to be baptized, or ritually admitted to the church, and it's at that moment they consider themselves to be reborn. This idea is rooted in a section of the Bible's New Testament, commonly translated so that Jesus says, "no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again."

Example Sentences

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Silence Is Talking by Reverend & The Makers is reborn as the terrace anthem, aided by the trumpeter in the England band playing the familiar riff taken from War's 1975 song Low Rider.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

But in the 1985 novel told from his point of view, he’s reborn as a rock star, emerging from a long, depressive slumber just in time to seduce the MTV generation.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

But speaking to Katie, a year-and-a-half after her experimental treatment, she has the energy and zest for life of a woman reborn.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Robert Icke’s “Oedipus” was hardly a retread of an ancient Greek classic and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” may have hewed faithfully to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score, but everything else about this production seemed completely reborn.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

They do not call it a Renaissance yet; no one at the time knows that there is a rebirth of anything, or what’s being reborn.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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