impenitent

[ im-pen-i-tuhnt ]

/ ɪmˈpɛn ɪ tənt /

adjective

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

Words nearby impenitent

impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability, impenetrable, impenitent, impennate, imper., imperatival, imperative, imperator

Origin of impenitent

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

SYNONYMS FOR impenitent

unrepentant, uncontrite, hardened.

OTHER WORDS FROM impenitent

im·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 forms of impenitent

impenitence, impenitence or impenitentness, nounimpenitently, adverb

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