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Definitions

born-again

[bawrn-uh-gen, -uh-geyn] / ˈbɔrn əˌgɛn, -əˌgeɪn /

ADJECTIVE

converted

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transformed

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changed indoctrinated reformed

ADJECTIVE

godly

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angelic celestial charismatic deific devout divine god-fearing good holy pietistic pious prayerful righteous saintlike saintly virtuous

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godless hellish impious irreligious sacrilegious sinful ungodly wicked

ADJECTIVE

pious

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devout righteous saintly sanctimonious

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clerical devoted divine ecclesiastical godly goody-goody orthodox prayerful priestly reverent sacred spiritual

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bad

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atheist impious irreligious sinful wicked

ADJECTIVE

reformed

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rehabilitated

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converted improved redeemed

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gone straight reborn righteous turned over a new leaf

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degenerated deteriorated preserved

ADJECTIVE

religious

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doctrinal holy sacred sectarian theological

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devotional divine pontifical

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canonical churchly clerical deistic ecclesiastical ministerial orthodox priestly sacerdotal sacrosanct scriptural supernatural theistic

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irreligious irreverent lay secular unholy unsacred

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agnostic atheistic erring ungodly

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

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2024

DeLorean became a born-again Christian and told Playboy that he had been the victim of his own “insatiable pride ... an arrogance that was beyond that of any other human being alive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

Berkowitz has since expressed remorse and said he is a born-again Christian.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 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

“Let’s say grace,” he said with his born-again smile.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

born-again

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