twice-born

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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