born-again

[bawrn-uh-gen or, especially Brit., -uh-geyn]

born-a·gain

[bawrn-uh-gen or, especially Brit., -uh-geyn]
adjective
1.
committed or recommitted to religious faith through an intensely religious experience: a born-again Christian.
2.
reactivated or revitalized: a born-again conservatism in American politics.
3.
enthusiastically committed: a born-again jogger.
noun
4.
a person who is characterized by a newfound faith or enthusiasm.

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Born-again is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1965–70
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born-again (ˈbɔːnəˌɡɛn)
 
adj
1.  having experienced conversion, esp to evangelical Christianity
2.  showing the enthusiasm of one newly converted to any cause: a born-again monetarist
 
n
3.  a person who shows fervent enthusiasm for a new-found cause, belief, etc

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