unregenerate
[ uhn-ri-jen-er-it ]
/ ˌʌn rɪˈdʒɛn ər ɪt /
adjective Also un·re·gen·er·at·ed [uhn-ri-jen-uh-rey-tid] /ˌʌn rɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tɪd/.
not regenerate; not renewed in heart and mind or reborn in spirit; unrepentant: an unregenerate sinner.
refusing to believe in the existence of God: an unregenerate atheist; an unregenerate skeptic.
unconvinced by or unconverted to a particular religion, sect, or movement; unreconstructed.
persisting in the holding of prior convictions; opposing new ideas, causes, etc.; stubborn; obstinate: an unregenerate reactionary.
not reformed; wicked; sinful; profligate; dissolute: an unregenerate way of life.
noun
an unregenerate person.
RELATED WORDS
shameful, disgraceful, reprehensible, absolute, blatant, glaring, notorious, out-and-out, unmitigated, avaricious, barbarous, bloody, callous, cruel, fierce, forbidding, greedy, grim, hard, hardened
Nearby words
- unrefined,
- unreflected,
- unreflecting,
- unreflective,
- unreformed,
- unregistered,
- unregulated,
- unrehearsed,
- unrelated,
- unrelenting
Origin of unregenerate
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unregenerate
/ (ˌʌnrɪˈdʒɛnərɪt) /
adjective Also: unregenerated
unrepentant; unreformed
obstinately adhering to one's own views
noun
an unregenerate person
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unregenerate
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