impenitent

[ im-pen-i-tuhnt ]

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adjective

not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate.

Origin of impenitent

1525–35; <Late Latin impaenitent- (stem of impaenitēns) unrepentant. See im-², penitent

Other words for impenitent

unrepentant, uncontrite, hardened

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Other words from impenitent

im·pen·i·tence, im·pen·i·ten·cy, im·pen·i·tent·ness, noun
im·pen·i·tent·ly, adverb

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How to use impenitent in a sentence

Providence may give us Abraham for our father, and impenitence may incur perdition for our portion!
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus Cox
Who more sorry for the righteous and necessary doom which the impenitence of heartlessness drags down upon itself?
Heart | Martin Farquhar Tupper
This grief of heart proves that thou hast not sealed me up in impenitence.
The Power of Faith | Isabella Graham
Ah, you may stubbornly persist in impenitence, but you will find dark days ere long.
Bible Emblems | Edward E. Seelye
The spirit of the world is self-will and insubordination, hard-heartedness and impenitence, or inflexible perseverance in sin.
The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 11, November, 1880 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for impenitent

impenitent

/ (ɪmˈpɛnɪtənt) /

adjective

not sorry or penitent; unrepentant

Derived forms of impenitent

impenitence, impenitence or impenitentness, noun
impenitently, adverb

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