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impenitent

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im⋅pen⋅i⋅tent

  [im-pen-i-tuhnt]
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–adjective
not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate.
Origin:
1525–35; < LL impaenitent- (s. of impaenitēns) unrepentant. See im- 2 , penitent

Related forms:
im⋅pen⋅i⋅tence, im⋅pen⋅i⋅ten⋅cy, im⋅pen⋅i⋅tent⋅ness, noun
im⋅pen⋅i⋅tent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
unrepentant, uncontrite, hardened.
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im·pen·i·tent   (ĭm-pěn'ĭ-tənt)   
adj.  Not penitent; unrepentant.
im·pen'i·tence n., im·pen'i·tent n., im·pen'i·tent·ly adv.
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