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gainbirth

gainbirth noun: regeneration; rebirth.

Noun

gainbirth (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, nonstandard, rare) Regeneration; rebirth.
    • What schal we have ŷen? Jesus said vnto ŷem, Je ŷt hav folowed me in ŷe gain birth when ŷ sõn of man schal sit in ŷe throon of his glorí, [...]1550, Sir John Cheke, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, published 1843
    • One of these is Regeneration, or "the gainbirth" as the fathers were fond of calling it. A Christian is understood to be a new man in Christ Jesus; old things have passed away, all things are become new.1903, David James Burrell, Christ and Progress

Forms of gainbirth

alternative formgain birth
alternative formgain-birth

Origin of gainbirth

From gain- + birth. Compare againbirth.

Questions about gainbirth

What does gainbirth mean?
Gainbirth means regeneration; rebirth.
What part of speech is gainbirth?
Gainbirth is a noun.

Words near gainbirth in the dictionary

  1. gain-sharing
  2. gainable
  3. gainage
  4. gainand
  5. gainaxing
  6. gainbirth
  7. gainbite
  8. gaincoming
  9. gaincope
  10. gaincoped
  11. gaincopes

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