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Adjective: twice-born  'twIs,born
  1. Spiritually reborn or converted
    "a twice-born Christian";
    - born-again, reborn
     
  2. (Hinduism) belonging to one of the three upper castes who undergo spiritual rebirth through the sacred thread ceremony
    "The twice-born Brahmin performed the sacred ritual"
     
  3. (biology) undergoing complete metamorphosis
    "Butterflies are twice-born creatures"
Noun: twice-born  'twIs,born
  1. (Hinduism) a member of one of the three upper castes who has undergone the sacred thread ceremony

See also: regenerate

Encyclopedia: Twice-born