"born-again virgin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: born-again virgins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} born-again virgin (plural born-again virgins)
  1. An individual who refrains from sexual activity, regardless of any past unchaste behavior.
    Sense id: en-born-again_virgin-en-noun-0yt~8ilA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. A woman who undergoes a hymenorrhaphy to restore her hymen.
    Sense id: en-born-again_virgin-en-noun-w5Twcmfy

Inflected forms

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