impenitent

[ im-pen-i-tuhnt ]

/ ɪmˈpɛn ɪ tənt /

adjective

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

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Origin of impenitent

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

SYNONYMS FOR impenitent

unrepentant, uncontrite, hardened.

Related formsim·pen·i·tence, im·pen·i·ten·cy, im·pen·i·tent·ness, nounim·pen·i·tent·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for impenitence

When David was living in a state of impenitence, the strong hand of God was upon him day and night.
Multiplied Blessings|Edward Hoare
To be willing to be damned, implies a willingness to disobey God, refuse his grace, and continue in unbelief and impenitence!
Sermons on Various Important Subjects|Andrew Lee
Who more sorry for the righteous and necessary doom which the impenitence of heartlessness drags down upon itself?
Heart|Martin Farquhar Tupper
Job had sinned and he had suffered, and this wild passion was but impenitence and rebellion.
Short Studies on Great Subjects|James Anthony Froude

Providence may give us Abraham for our father, and impenitence may incur perdition for our portion!
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox

British Dictionary definitions for impenitence

impenitent

/ (ɪmˈpɛnɪtənt) /

adjective

not sorry or penitent; unrepentant

Derived Formsimpenitence, impenitence or impenitentness, nounimpenitently, adverb

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Word Origin and History for impenitence (1 of 2)

impenitence

1620s, from Latin impaenitentia, from impaenitens (see impenitent). Impenitency is from 1560s.

Word Origin and History for impenitence (1 of 2)

impenitent

adj.

early 15c., from Latin impaenitentem, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + paenitens (see penitence).