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

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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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reborn

Late in the film, Bree tells Toby that she believes God made her in his image so that she could be reborn again like he was.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

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 he seems refreshed and reborn in the Sweden role.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

The album’s next tune, “U + Me = <3,” is its high point: a euphoric promise of devotion that sounds like Sixpence None the Richer reborn as a Midwestern emo band.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

“Atlas told his servants to take the kittens away. Maybe they destroyed the cats and they were reborn in Tartarus? I don’t know.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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