unregenerate
Americanadjective
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not regenerate; not renewed in heart and mind or reborn in spirit; unrepentant.
an unregenerate sinner.
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refusing to believe in the existence of God.
an unregenerate atheist; an unregenerate skeptic.
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unconvinced by or unconverted to a particular religion, sect, or movement; unreconstructed.
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persisting in the holding of prior convictions; opposing new ideas, causes, etc.; stubborn; obstinate.
an unregenerate reactionary.
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not reformed; wicked; sinful; profligate; dissolute.
an unregenerate way of life.
noun
adjective
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unrepentant; unreformed
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obstinately adhering to one's own views
noun
Other Word Forms
- unregeneracy noun
- unregenerately adverb
Etymology
Origin of unregenerate
First recorded in 1605–15; un- 1 + regenerate
Example Sentences
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Is he or she to be an unregenerate mouthpiece for those in power, or a responsible critic?
From Salon
But even for unregenerate lefties, the last and longest piece in the book may come as a welcome change of pace.
From Washington Post
“Is he?” teased the unregenerate old man, pinching his pointy jaw gravely in a parody of repentance.
From Literature
Ms. Tynan absorbed her parents’ obsession with fashion and she writes well about what she calls “my unregenerate preoccupation with the things people wear.”
From New York Times
No Jews were left, but she remembered a married couple there who were still unregenerate Nazis.
From New York Times
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