| 释义 |
twice-born
\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English twys borne
1. : born a second time : reincarnated
2. : having undergone a definite experience of fundamental moral and spiritual renewal : having experienced a religious conversion : regenerate
< the Anabaptist view that the church should consist exclusively of twice-born individuals >
3. : of or being one of the three upper Hindu varnas of ancient Aryan origin in which boys undergo an initiation ceremony symbolizing spiritual birth and are invested with the sacred thread |