impenitent
not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate.
Origin of impenitent
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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
Nay, even eternal ruin awaits the impenitent violator of Covenant engagements.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThe impenitent transgressor continues under the curse of the law.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamHe pushed fiercely through the knot of boys, and strode as quickly as he could along the playground, angry and impenitent.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarIt was a plea, the sole purpose of which was to enable them to live on as they were, immoral and impenitent.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James DenneyEven while he is still explicitly impenitent and defiant he tries to pull her round to the light that he may see her face.
Ceres' Runaway | Alice Meynell
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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