| Pronunciation: | | im'penitnt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] not penitent or remorseful
- [adj] impervious to moral persuasion
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IMPENITENT is a 10 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | unremorseful, unrepentant |
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| | Antonyms: | | penitent, repentant |
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| | See Also: | | unashamed, unregenerate, unregenerated |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Im*pen"i*tent\, a. [L. impaenitens; pref. im- not +
paenitens penitens: cf. F. imp['e]nitent. See {Penitent}.]
Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard
heart. ``They . . . died impenitent.'' --Milton. ``A careless
and impenitent heart.'' --Bp. Hall.
\Im*pen"i*tent\, n.
One who is not penitent. [R.]
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