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Twice-born. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1916, rev. 2022. Twice-born a.

1   1.  Born twice: esp. in classical mythology as an epithet of Bacchus (also absol.).

2 14[?].  W. Paris, Cristine, 333, in Horstm., Altengl. Leg. (1878), 187. As twys borne childe that were righte yonge, Twys in credelle rokkede to be.

3 1608.  Sylvester, Du Bartas, II. iv. III. Schisme, 909. The twice-born Preacher to the Ninivite.

4 1697.  Creech, Manilius, II. 49. How twice-born Bacchus burst the Thunderer’s Thigh.

5 1856.  J. B. Rose, trans. Ovid’s Met., 78. The twice-born whom with milk they feed.

6   2.  An epithet of the three higher castes of Hindus: see CASTE 2. Also absol.

7 1794.  Sir W. Jones, Instit. Hindu Law, ii. § 169. The first birth is from a natural mother; the second, from the ligation of the zone; the third, from the due performance of the sacrifice; such are the births of him, who is usually called twice born, according to the text of the Véda.

8 1841.  Elphinstone, Hist. Ind., I. I. iv. 79. Every Bramin, and, perhaps, every twice-born man, must bathe daily.

9 1877.  J. E. Carpenter, trans. Tiele’s Outl. Hist. Relig., iv. § 75. 120. The members of the three highest castes are all … dvijâ’s, or twice-born.

10 1908.  Westm. Gaz., 7 Dec., 11/1. He was a Hindu of the caste of ‘The Twice Born,’ or ‘Regenerates’

11   3.  Theol. That has experienced the second birth; born again, regenerate. Also absol.

12 1849.  F. W. Newman, The Soul, iii. § 2 (ed. 2), 140. God has two families of children on this earth; the once born and the twice born.

13 1875.  E. White, Life in Christ, II. xi. (1878), 122. Regeneration, and … the spiritual union of the twice-born with the … Lord.

14 1902.  W. James, Varieties Relig. Exper., viii. 166. The sick souls, who must be twice-born in order to be happy.

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