born-again virgin
Reclaimed chastity claimer
A born-again virgin is someone who has had sex but now abstains, treating their renewed celibacy as a kind of restored virginity.
The term often appears in religious contexts where people commit to chastity until marriage after previous sexual activity: She declared herself a born-again virgin after joining the church.
Sometimes used sarcastically for someone who hasn't had sex in a long time.
Abstaining from intimate relations
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- continenceControl over bodily functions
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
restraint · waiting · withholding · refraining · temperance · self-denial · discipline · willpower
Recovery or moral restoration
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- purityUncontaminated quality
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
grace · forgiveness · atonement · conversion · faith · purity pledge · consecration · holiness
Opportunity to restart unburdened
- new beginningChance to start again
- resetRestore to original state
- second chanceRenewed opportunity after failure
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
reinvention · transformation · starting over · clean slate · do-over · reclamation · turning point · moving on
Solemn personal commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- pledgeBinding promise given
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
resolve · oath · monogamy · faithfulness · intention · devotion · steadfastness · purity ball
celibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- continenceControl over bodily functions
self-control · restraint · waiting · withholding · refraining · temperance · self-denial · discipline · willpower · modesty
redemption
Recovery or moral restoration
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- purityUncontaminated quality
sanctification · grace · forgiveness · atonement · conversion · faith · purity pledge · consecration · holiness · devotion
fresh start
Opportunity to restart unburdened
- new beginningChance to start again
- resetRestore to original state
- second chanceRenewed opportunity after failure
rebirth · reinvention · transformation · starting over · clean slate · do-over · reclamation · turning point · moving on · healing
vow
Solemn personal commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- pledgeBinding promise given
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
fidelity · resolve · oath · monogamy · faithfulness · intention · devotion · steadfastness · purity ball · courtship
born-again virginpromiscuous
Sexually undiscriminating
libertine · hedonist · player · womanizer · philanderer
born-again virginsinful
Violating moral law
unrepentant · fallen · unredeemed · shameless · impenitent
born, again, borne, bearing, reborn, newborn, firstborn, stillborn, inborn