KJV Dictionary Definition: regenerate

regenerate

REGEN'ERATE, v.t. L. regenero; re and genero. See Generate.

1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce.

Through all the soil a genial ferment spreads, regenerates the plants and new adorns the meads.

2. In theology, to renew the heart by a change of affections; to change the heart and affections from natural enmity to the love of God; to implant holy affections in the heart.

REGEN'ERATE, a. L. regeneratus.

1. Reproduced.

2. Born anew; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.

regenerated

REGEN'ERATED, pp.

1. Reproduced.

2. Renewed; born again.

regenerateness

REGEN'ERATENESS, n. The state of being regenerated.

regenerating

REGEN'ERATING, ppr.

1. Reproducing.

2. Renovating the nature by the implantation of holy affections in the heart.

regeneration

REGENERA'TION, n.

1. Reproduction; the act of producing anew.

2. In theology, new birth by the grace of God; that change by which the will and natural enmity of man to God and his law are subdued, and a principle of supreme love to God and his law, or holy affections, are implanted in the heart.

He saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Titus 3.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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