twice-born
[ twahys-bawrn ]
/ ˈtwaɪsˈbɔrn /
adjective
Hinduism.
of or relating to members of the Indian castes of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaisyas, who undergo a spiritual rebirth and initiation in adolescence.
having undergone reincarnation.
denoting any moral or religious experience that brings about a major reorientation of a person's character or personality.
Origin of twice-born
1400–50, 1785–95
for def 1; late Middle English: an epithet of Bacchus
Words nearby twice-born
twi-,
twi-night,
twi-nighter,
twibill,
twice,
twice-born,
twice-laid,
twice-told,
twicer,
twickenham,
twiddle