单词 | twice-born |
释义 | twice-born /twuys"bawrn"/, adj. 1. Hinduism. of or pertaining to members of the Indian castes of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaisyas, who undergo a spiritual rebirth and initiation in adolescence. 2. having undergone reincarnation. 3. born-again (def. 1). 4. denoting any moral or religious experience that brings about a major reorientation of a person's character or personality. [1400-50, 1785-95 for def. 1; late ME: an epithet of Bacchus] |
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