reborn
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of reborn
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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This spring, he collaborated on a pop-up ice bath and sauna spa called Reborn at the Four Seasons Milan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Dowden and co-star Carlos Gu open their tour, Reborn, in Birmingham in March.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024
Under his "Sudan Reborn" plan, Dagalo committed the RSF to previously floated principles such as federal, multicultural rule, democratic elections, and a single army.
From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2023
And even, in the case of the recent drama "Reborn Rich," reincarnation and time travel.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2023
Eitel says, "Reborn in Tushita, she was visited there by her son and converted."
From A Record of Buddhistic kingdoms: being an account by the Chinese monk Fa-hsien of travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in search of the Buddhist books of discipline by Faxian, ca. 337-422
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