TWICE-BORN


Meaning of TWICE-BORN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈbȯrn ]

adjective

Date: 13th century

1. : born a second time

2. : having undergone a definite experience of fundamental moral and spiritual renewal

3. : of or forming one of the three upper Hindu caste groups in which boys undergo an initiation symbolizing spiritual birth

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.