What does "regenerate" mean?
Regenerate: (Theol.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.
Additional senses
- 2.To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to. Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads. Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads. Blackmore.
- 3.(Theol.) To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to convert from sin to holiness; to implant holy affections in the heart of.
- 4.Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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