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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024twice-born (twīs′bôrn′),USA pronunciation adj. - Theology, Eastern Religions[Hinduism.]of or pertaining to members of the Indian castes of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaisyas, who undergo a spiritual rebirth and initiation in adolescence.
- Theologyhaving undergone reincarnation.
- Theologyborn-again (def. 1).
- Theologydenoting any moral or religious experience that brings about a major reorientation of a person's character or personality.
- late Middle English: an epithet of Bacchus 1400–50, 1785–95 for def. 1
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