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impenitent
Impenitent (adj) means not sorry for wrongdoing and refusing to change; especially, in Christian belief, unrepentant of sin.
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Not sorry for wrongdoing and refusing to change; especially, in Christian belief, unrepentant of sin.
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Etymology
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English impenitent (“not penitent, unrepentant”), from Latin impaenitentem, the accusative feminine or masculine singular of impaenitēns (“unrepentant”), from im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + paenitēns (“contrite, penitent, regretting, repenting”) (the present active participle of paeniteō (“to be sorry, regret; to cause to repent; to repent”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hate; to hurt”)). By surface analysis, im- + penitent. The noun is derived from the adjective.
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unrepentant
unremorseful
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What is the meaning of impenitent?
"impenitent" (adj) means not sorry for wrongdoing and refusing to change; especially, in Christian belief, unrepentant of sin.
What is another word for impenitent?
Other words for "impenitent" include unrepentant, unremorseful.
What is the opposite of impenitent?
The opposite of "impenitent" is penitent.
