twice-bornadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtwice-born.

1. Born twice: esp. in classical mythology as an epithet of Bacchus (also absol.).

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the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Bacchus > having attributes of > born twice

twice-born14..

twi-born1908

14.. W. Paris Cristine 323 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1878) 187 As twys borne childe that were righte yonge, Twys in credelle rokkede to be.

1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 106 The twice-born Preacher to the Niniuite.

1697 T. Creech tr. Manilius Five Bks. ii. 49 How twice-born Bacchus burst the Thunderer's Thigh.

1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Metamorphoses 78 The twice-born whom with milk they feed.

2. An epithet of the three higher castes of Hindus: see caste n. 2. Also absol.

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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [adjective] > belonging to high caste among Hindus

twice-born1794

1794 W. Jones tr. Inst. Hindu Law ii. §169 The first birth is from a natural mother; the second, from the ligation of the zone; the third, from the due performance of the sacrifice; such are the births of him, who is usually called twice-born, according to the text of the Véda.

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. i. iv. 79 Every Bramin, and, perhaps, every twice-born man, must bathe daily.

1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. C. P. Tiele Outl. Hist. Relig. iv. §75. 120 The members of the three highest castes are all..dvijâ's, or twice-born.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 7 Dec. 11/1 He was a Hindu of the caste of ‘The Twice Born’, or ‘Regenerates’.

3. Theology. That has experienced the second birth; born again, regenerate. Also absol.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > soul > regeneration > [adjective]

regeneratea1450

regenerated1566

uprising1585

reborn1598

twice-born1849

born-again1928

1849 F. W. Newman Soul (ed. 2) iii. §2. 140 God has two families of children on this earth; the once born and the twice born.

1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) ii. xi. 122 Regeneration, and..the spiritual union of the twice-born with the..Lord.

1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience viii. 166 The sick souls, who must be twice-born in order to be happy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	twice-born
释义	twice-bornadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtwice-born. 1. Born twice: esp. in classical mythology as an epithet of Bacchus (also absol.). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Bacchus > having attributes of > born twice twice-born14.. twi-born1908 14.. W. Paris Cristine 323 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1878) 187 As twys borne childe that were righte yonge, Twys in credelle rokkede to be. 1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 106 The twice-born Preacher to the Niniuite. 1697 T. Creech tr. Manilius Five Bks. ii. 49 How twice-born Bacchus burst the Thunderer's Thigh. 1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Metamorphoses 78 The twice-born whom with milk they feed. 2. An epithet of the three higher castes of Hindus: see caste n. 2. Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [adjective] > belonging to high caste among Hindus twice-born1794 1794 W. Jones tr. Inst. Hindu Law ii. §169 The first birth is from a natural mother; the second, from the ligation of the zone; the third, from the due performance of the sacrifice; such are the births of him, who is usually called twice-born, according to the text of the Véda. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. i. iv. 79 Every Bramin, and, perhaps, every twice-born man, must bathe daily. 1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. C. P. Tiele Outl. Hist. Relig. iv. §75. 120 The members of the three highest castes are all..dvijâ's, or twice-born. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 7 Dec. 11/1 He was a Hindu of the caste of ‘The Twice Born’, or ‘Regenerates’. 3. Theology. That has experienced the second birth; born again, regenerate. Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > soul > regeneration > [adjective] regeneratea1450 regenerated1566 uprising1585 reborn1598 twice-born1849 born-again1928 1849 F. W. Newman Soul (ed. 2) iii. §2. 140 God has two families of children on this earth; the once born and the twice born. 1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) ii. xi. 122 Regeneration, and..the spiritual union of the twice-born with the..Lord. 1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience viii. 166 The sick souls, who must be twice-born in order to be happy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.14..
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