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born-again

[bawrn-uh-gen, -uh-geyn] / ˈbɔrn əˌgɛn, -əˌgeɪn /
ADJECTIVE
converted
Synonyms
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transformed
STRONG
changed indoctrinated reformed
ADJECTIVE
godly
Synonyms
WEAK
angelic celestial charismatic deific devout divine god-fearing good holy pietistic pious prayerful righteous saintlike saintly virtuous
Antonyms
WEAK
godless hellish impious irreligious sacrilegious sinful ungodly wicked
ADJECTIVE
pious
Synonyms
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devout righteous saintly sanctimonious
WEAK
clerical devoted divine ecclesiastical godly goody-goody orthodox prayerful priestly reverent sacred spiritual
Antonyms
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bad
WEAK
atheist impious irreligious sinful wicked
ADJECTIVE
reformed
Synonyms
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rehabilitated
STRONG
converted improved redeemed
WEAK
gone straight reborn righteous turned over a new leaf
Antonyms
WEAK
degenerated deteriorated preserved
ADJECTIVE
religious
Synonyms
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doctrinal holy sacred sectarian theological
STRONG
devotional divine pontifical
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canonical churchly clerical deistic ecclesiastical ministerial orthodox priestly sacerdotal sacrosanct scriptural supernatural theistic
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STRONGEST
irreligious irreverent lay secular unholy unsacred
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agnostic atheistic erring ungodly

Example Sentences

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Carter was a born-again evangelical Christian as well as a Democrat.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2024

Just over 20% of Trump’s Iowa supporters in 2016 self-reported as evangelicals or born-again Christians; evangelicals made up 53% of his supporters in 2024 Iowa polling....

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

That’s even higher among white born-again Christians, at 56%.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

The lo-fi world of her parents had been that of the "crazy hippies and punks", but they ultimately raised their children as born-again Christians.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

A keynote speaker was Charles W. Colson, the born-again Watergate felon turned evangelical thinker.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times