单词 | reborn |
释义 | reborn (once / 8289 pages) adj Since "re" means "again," to be reborn means to be "born again." Since no one really has the chance to experience their birth a second time around, to be reborn means to undergo a meaningful spiritual change. In certain Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christian churches, congregants choose a time to be baptized, or ritually admitted to the church, and it's at that moment they consider themselves to be reborn. This idea is rooted in a section of the Bible's New Testament, commonly translated so that Jesus says, "no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." WORD FAMILYborn: borner, bornly, reborn, unborn USAGE EXAMPLESA classic was reborn on Tuesday night’s “The Voice.” Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016) Downtown Dollar Days was reborn in the 1980s as a fundraising event to benefit the area’s homeless. Los Angeles Times(Nov 23, 2016) A museum that had closed is now reborn in a new location and had a well-attended grand opening last month. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) adj spiritually reborn or converted Syn born-again, converted regenerate reformed spiritually or morally |
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