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impenitency

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[im-pen-i-tuhn-see] / ɪmˈpɛn ɪ tən si /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being impenitent.


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He need not think to find anything in it to justify or to apologize for his crime, or his impenitency.

From The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted by Hodgson, F. (Francis)

The fulfilling of which prophecy, for their hardness of heart, and impenitency, was in the days of Titus, son of Vespasian, about forty years after the death of Christ.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John

Can sin and the city's safety, can impenitency and impunity stand long together?

From An Historical Narrative of the Great and Terrible Fire of London, Sept. 2nd 1666 by Harvey, Gideon

In the time of their impenitency under the rod, their language was very indifferent, Ezek. xviii.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

Man cannot beat the air, and God cannot forgive impenitency.

From Sermons to the Natural Man by Shedd, William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer)

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