单词 | twice-born |
释义 | twice-bornadjective 1Having undergone a renewal of faith or life, in particular:We are in the process of becoming twice-born, but we're not there yet....
1.1(Of a Hindu) belonging to one of the three highest castes, especially as an initiated Brahmin.‘Hinduism ‘can best be defined as a set of ideas and practices of the upper, so-called twice-born castes that are based on the interpretation of the ancient Vedas and auxiliary textual traditions by Brahman priests.’...
1.2(Of a Christian) born-again.The impact of this movement on contemporary evangelical theologies of the twice-born experience needs much more critical examination. |
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