| 单词 | born-again christian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasborn-again Christian a. Christian Church. Of, relating to, or characterized by strong Christian faith resulting from a conversion experience. Also (esp. in born-again Christian): having undergone such an experience with the result that faith takes on new importance in guiding decisions and actions.With allusion to John 3:3 at to be born again at born adj. Phrases 3b.Often associated with evangelical Christianity. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > person > [adjective] > fervent born-again1895 society > faith > worship > preaching > evangelization > [adjective] > characterized by evangelical1768 evangelized1816 born-again1895 1895 Tongues of Fire Jan. 2/4 The mighty Baptism of the Holy Spirit which they received..is never said in Scripture to have been for the apostles only or for apostolic times only, but for every truly born-again believer. 1962 Church & People Mar.–Apr. 64 A visiting preacher asked one of our congregation the other day, ‘Are you born again?’—and got the answer, ‘Not yet,—but I'm coming that way!’ 1970 Redemption Tidings 15 Jan. 12/7 Testifying to a born again experience, each declared that ‘now they must seek the Lord to lead them’. 1976 Time 27 Sept. 94/2 As a born-again Christian, Alabama State Auditor Bettye Frink prayed hard as she tried to decide whether it was fair to her family for her to pursue politics. 1994 W. Shaw Spying in Guru Land (1995) p. xviii I was acting out a role in as many as four different sects simultaneously, dashing between millenarian Rosicrucianism, Gurdjieffan Hinduism, born-again Christianity and the worship of spacemen. 2015 MailOnline (Nexis) 19 July Born-again Christian Tim Farron, the new Lib Dem leader, found his faith at the age of 18 after reading a random religious book while marooned in rainy Singapore on a trip with his mum. < as lemmas |
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