impenitent
not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate.
Origin of impenitent
1Other words for impenitent
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 CoxWho more sorry for the righteous and necessary doom which the impenitence of heartlessness drags down upon itself?
Heart | Martin Farquhar TupperThis grief of heart proves that thou hast not sealed me up in impenitence.
The Power of Faith | Isabella GrahamAh, you may stubbornly persist in impenitence, but you will find dark days ere long.
Bible Emblems | Edward E. SeelyeThe spirit of the world is self-will and insubordination, hard-heartedness and impenitence, or inflexible perseverance in sin.
British Dictionary definitions for impenitent
/ (ɪmˈpɛnɪtənt) /
not sorry or penitent; unrepentant
Derived forms of impenitent
- impenitence, impenitence or impenitentness, noun
- impenitently, adverb
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