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unregenerate

[uhn-ri-jen-er-it] Origin

un·re·gen·er·ate

[uhn-ri-jen-er-it]
adjective Also, un·re·gen·er·at·ed [uhn-ri-jen-uh-rey-tid] .
1.
not regenerate; not renewed in heart and mind or reborn in spirit; unrepentant: an unregenerate sinner.
2.
refusing to believe in the existence of God: an unregenerate atheist; an unregenerate skeptic.
3.
unconvinced by or unconverted to a particular religion, sect, or movement; unreconstructed.
4.
persisting in the holding of prior convictions; opposing new ideas, causes, etc.; stubborn; obstinate: an unregenerate reactionary.
5.
not reformed; wicked; sinful; profligate; dissolute: an unregenerate way of life.
noun
6.
an unregenerate person.

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Unregenerate has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

Origin:
1605–15; un-1 + regenerate

un·re·gen·er·a·cy [uhn-ri-jen-er-uh-see] , noun
un·re·gen·er·ate·ly, adverb
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unregenerate (ˌʌnrɪˈdʒɛnərɪt)
 
adj
1.  unrepentant; unreformed
2.  obstinately adhering to one's own views
 
n
3.  an unregenerate person
 
unre'generacy
 
n
 
unre'generately
 
adv

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unregenerate
1612, from un- (1) "not" + regenerate (see regeneration).
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