born again
Converted and transformed
Born again describes a spiritual rebirth, especially among evangelical Christians who experience a decisive moment of renewed faith in Jesus Christ: She became a born-again Christian after her illness.
The term extends to any fervent convert or enthusiast: a born-again fitness fanatic, a born-again environmentalist.
The hyphenated form typically precedes nouns.
Ritual water purification ceremony
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- conversionAct of changing states
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
believer · evangelical · charismatic · revival · altar call · witnessing · discipleship · gospel
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- new beginningChance to start again
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
transformation · reinvention · turning point · epiphany · breakthrough · changed · reformed · renewed
Deliverance from harm
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
absolution · repentance · reconciliation · deliverance · cleansing · purification · pardon · sanctification
Redesigned fundamentally
- revivedRestored to consciousness
- resurgentRising again after defeat
- comebackRecovery after decline
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
rekindled · rediscovered · reimagined · revitalized · rebranded · reformed · restored · second act
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- conversionAct of changing states
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
testimony · believer · evangelical · charismatic · revival · altar call · witnessing · discipleship · gospel · preacher
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- new beginningChance to start again
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
reawakening · transformation · reinvention · turning point · epiphany · breakthrough · changed · reformed · renewed · restoration
salvation
Deliverance from harm
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
mercy · absolution · repentance · reconciliation · deliverance · cleansing · purification · pardon · sanctification · justification
reinvented
Redesigned fundamentally
renaissance · rekindled · rediscovered · reimagined · revitalized · rebranded · reformed · restored · second act · phoenix
- Biblical ExpressionsGarden of Eden, David and Goliath, Good Samaritan, prodigal son, forbidden fruit
- American ChristianityBaptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Episcopalians
- Baptist ChurchSouthern Baptist, First Baptist, adult baptism, baptistry, immersion
- Jesus' teachingsSermon on the Mount, beatitudes, Beatitudes, love your enemies, Lord's Prayer
- revival practicesaltar call, camp meeting, tent revival, tent meeting, revival sermon
- African PentecostalismPentecostalism, speaking in tongues, deliverance, spiritual warfare, divine healing
born againlapsed
Ended through neglect
fallen away · backslidden · secular · irreligious · atheist
born againunsaved
Not yet stored
lost · unredeemed · damned · unconverted · unregenerate
born againunchanged
Not modified at all
unreformed · unrenewed · untransformed · hardened · impenitent
again, bore, born, bearing, reborn, borne, regenerate, born-again