Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
of Protestant Christians, by 1920, based on John iii:3. Used in figurative (non-religious) sense by 1977.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Having been born of the spirit of the God of the Bible. 2 Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ as a personal saviour. 3 (context by extension English) Having the zeal of a convert of a non-religious cause or activity. 4 Of or pertaining to evangelical Christianity. n. 1 Someone who has been born of the spirit of God. The first birth is a water birth, of this world and carnal. The second birth is a spiritual birth, of the Kingdom of God and is spiritual. 2 Someone who has a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ as a personal saviour. 3 Anyone with a renewed commitment to any kind of cause or belief. 4 An evangelical Christian.
WordNet
Usage examples of "born-again".
Now, alone and essentially unarmed in my little kayak, I found myself waving to Pax police and born-again Lusian priests who strolled by.
The majority of the born-again and Pax military had deserted outright, seeking out communion to rid themselves of the cruciform parasites and shunning the Pax loyalists.
Sure enough, her old boyfriend was the guilty party, but since he was a born-again sonovabitch, I decided to help her out a little.
After what the darling little orange pussycat did for us, I have become a born-again cat lover, especially of Petaybean cats.
Now was there anything in particular you wanted or are you just a born-again pain in the ass?
Men like Bert were the reason she had spent the last four years as a born-again virgin.
Their first search would show me crossless -- a heathen in a born-again Christian universe.
The American psychologist Charles Tart, who believes the evidence for extrasensory perception is convincing, writes: An important factor in the current popularity of `New Age' ideas is a reaction against the dehumanizing, despiritualizing effects otscientism, the philosophical belief (masquerading as objective science and held with the emotional tenacity of born-again fundamentalism) that we are nothing but material beings.
The Feds were already on his case, but I could speak to insiders in the born-again Christian community once high in Reverend Pat’.
If Dale were just a little more hip about it, he'd be a cyberpunk, but for thematic reasons Updike chose to make Dale a born-again Christian.
Nor do the Born-Again Christian movement, cults, and many human-potential trainings.
It looked up into my face, its pink tongue hanging out in the dank yellow light, as a born-again Christian might appeal to the Savior.
Abernethy was a hypocritical buffoon, a born-again Christian to whom forgiveness was a four-letter word.
If it hadn't been so long since I had a man in my bed, I'd even try that born-again virgin thingee of yers.
She also does a fine job of balancing the serious issues at the heart of her story with the more bizarre elements -- such as the party the Virtuous Woman throws for Florrie to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her becoming a born-again virgin.