'New birth' definitions:

Definition of 'New birth'

From: GCIDE
  • New \New\ (n[=u]), a. [Compar. Newer (n[=u]"[~e]r); superl. Newest.] [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael. nuadh, W. newydd, Armor. nevez, L. novus, Gr. ne`os, Skr. nava, and prob. to E. now. [root]263. See Now, and cf. Announce, Innovate, Neophyte, Novel.]
  • 1. Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion. "Your new wife." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from what has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man. [1913 Webster]
  • Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]
  • Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed. [1913 Webster]
  • New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Fresh from anything; newly come. [1913 Webster]
  • New from her sickness to that northern air. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • New birth. See under Birth.
  • New Church, or New Jerusalem Church, the church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See Swedenborgian.
  • New heart (Theol.), a heart or character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives.
  • New land, land cleared and cultivated for the first time.
  • New light. (Zool.) See Crappie.
  • New moon. (a) The moon in its first quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible. (b) The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the Jews. --2 Kings iv. 23.
  • New Red Sandstone (Geol.), an old name for the formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the Permian and Trias. See Sandstone.
  • New style. See Style.
  • New testament. See under Testament.
  • New world, the land of the Western Hemisphere; -- so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern Hemisphere until recent times. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See Novel. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'New birth'

From: GCIDE
  • Birth \Birth\ (b[~e]rth), n. [OE. burth, birth, AS. beor[eth], gebyrd, fr. beran to bear, bring forth; akin to D. geboorte, OHG. burt, giburt, G. geburt, Icel. bur[eth]r, Skr. bhrti bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. beirthe born, brought forth. [root]92. See 1st Bear, and cf. Berth.]
  • 1. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction. [1913 Webster]
  • Elected without reference to birth, but solely for qualifications. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency. [1913 Webster]
  • A foe by birth to Troy's unhappy name. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth. "At her next birth." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable. [1913 Webster]
  • Poets are far rarer births than kings. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it is able to shift for itself. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire. [1913 Webster]
  • New birth (Theol.), regeneration, or the commencement of a religious life. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Parentage; extraction; lineage; race; family. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'new birth'

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