born-again

alternative born again

1. not comparableChristianityHaving been spiritually changed through faith.
2. not comparableChristianityHaving a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.

   He proclaimed himself a born-again Christian during a church retreat.

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   And in both cases, a man named Rob Monster – an outspoken born-again Christian and the CEO of a tech company called Epik – made pointed restorations, republishing much of the New Zealand content and putting Gab back online. All in the name, he said, of free speech.

   2021 December 9, Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, “Epik is a refuge for the deplatformed far right. Here’s why its CEO insists on doing it”, in CNN

3. not comparableChristianityOf or pertaining to evangelicalism.

   To many people a born-again philosophy is a fundamentalist philosophy.

4. broadlynot comparableHaving 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. not comparableUtter; 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

plural born-agains · alternative born again

1. Someone who has been spiritually changed through their (Christian) faith.
2. Someone who has a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.
3. An evangelical Christian.
4. Anyone with a renewed commitment to any kind of cause or belief.