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unregenerate

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un⋅re⋅gen⋅er⋅ate

  [uhn-ri-jen-er-it]
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–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.
Origin:
1605–15; un- 1 + regenerate

Related forms:
un⋅re⋅gen⋅er⋅a⋅cy  [uhn-ri-jen-er-uh-see] , noun
un⋅re⋅gen⋅er⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
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un·re·gen·er·ate   (ŭn'rĭ-jěn'ər-ĭt)   
adj.  

    1. Not spiritually renewed or reformed; not repentant.

    2. Sinful; dissolute.

    3. Not reconciled to change; unreconstructed.

    4. Stubborn; obstinate.

    1. Not reconciled to change; unreconstructed.

    2. Stubborn; obstinate.

un're·gen'er·a·ble adj., un're·gen'er·a·cy (-ə-sē) n., un're·gen'er·ate·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

unregenerate 
1612, from un- (1) "not" + regenerate (see regeneration).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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