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born again

born again is the alternative spelling of born-again.

Meaning of born-again

Adjective

born-again (not comparable)

  1. Having been spiritually changed through faith.
  2. Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
    • He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat.
  3. Of or pertaining to evangelicalism.
    • To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy.
  4. (broadly) Having a newly won zeal for some activity.
    • After not picking up a shovel for twenty years, she finally saw the beauty in flowers and declared herself a born-again gardener.
  5. Utter; out-and-out.
    • Jack Scatalone might have been a born-again bastard during their training, but he was their bastard. And the Special Forces never abandoned one of their own.2023, Cindy Dees, The Medusa Project

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Questions about born again

What is born again the alternative spelling of?
Born again is the alternative spelling of born-again.

Words near born again in the dictionary

  1. Bormans
  2. bormed
  3. borming
  4. borms
  5. born
  6. born again
  7. born and bred
  8. born at night but not last night
  9. born digital
  10. born in a barn
  11. born in a mill

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