We are in the process of becoming twice-born, but we're not there yet.
In the desire to be twice-born there is a good deal of self-hatred.
William James wrote about the once-born and the twice-born.
1.1(of a Hindu) belonging to one of the three highest castes, especially as an initiated Brahman.
再生族的（印度三个上层种姓的，尤指新接纳的婆罗门）
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Barred from hearing the Sanskrit Veda and from access to the religion of the twice-born, they discovered their own spiritual path, an intimate and direct relationship with their Lord.
Look at this twice-born who has shed blood, and be proud!
Such a Guru, when conferring knowledge of self and making one twice-born, opens the door and enables one to see the transcendental form of God within.
‘Hinduism ‘can best be defined as a set of ideas and practices of the upper, so-called twice-born castes that are based on the interpretation of the ancient Vedas and auxiliary textual traditions by Brahman priests.’
Both groups - and women, too - were prohibited from hearing the Veda and denied initiation into twice-born status (and the wearing of the sacred thread).
1.2(of a Christian) born-again.
（基督徒）再生的
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The impact of this movement on contemporary evangelical theologies of the twice-born experience needs much more critical examination.
Definition of twice-born in US English:
twice-born
adjectiveˈtwīsˌbôrn
1Having undergone a renewal of faith or life.
再生的，新生的，尤指
Example sentencesExamples
In the desire to be twice-born there is a good deal of self-hatred.
We are in the process of becoming twice-born, but we're not there yet.
William James wrote about the once-born and the twice-born.
1.1(of a Hindu) belonging to one of the three highest castes, especially as an initiated Brahman.
再生族的（印度三个上层种姓的，尤指新接纳的婆罗门）
Example sentencesExamples
Look at this twice-born who has shed blood, and be proud!
Such a Guru, when conferring knowledge of self and making one twice-born, opens the door and enables one to see the transcendental form of God within.
Both groups - and women, too - were prohibited from hearing the Veda and denied initiation into twice-born status (and the wearing of the sacred thread).
‘Hinduism ‘can best be defined as a set of ideas and practices of the upper, so-called twice-born castes that are based on the interpretation of the ancient Vedas and auxiliary textual traditions by Brahman priests.’
Barred from hearing the Sanskrit Veda and from access to the religion of the twice-born, they discovered their own spiritual path, an intimate and direct relationship with their Lord.
1.2(of a Christian) born-again.
（基督徒）再生的
Example sentencesExamples
The impact of this movement on contemporary evangelical theologies of the twice-born experience needs much more critical examination.