Definitions

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  • Impenitent

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  • adjective Impenitent.

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  • adjective Not penitent; impenitent.

Etymologies

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un- +ā€Ž penitent

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Examples

  • The Queen of Mean will soon be seen in an unpenitent light, dominating an upcoming exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Multimedia artist Judith Yourman has painted the hotel harpy since 1985, but it was the drama of her trial that inspired "Nightmare at the Helmsley Palace," including video animation of breaking teacups.

    Leona Framed in Minneapolis 2008

  • The same also is to be observed in baptism: for to a converted Jew or Gentile, the Apostles had not the power to deny baptism, nor to grant it to the unpenitent.

    Leviathan 2007

  • "He didn't do that here," Surprise said, wasting another glare on the unpenitent boy.

    Stork Naked Anthony, Piers 2006

  • There is one call to repentance, one warning of what will happen to the unpenitent at five successive stages, one plea to hear seven times repeated, and one blessed result to the overcomer, in a seven-fold statement.

    Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation 1897

  • The same also is to be observed in baptism: for to a converted Jew or Gentile, the Apostles had not the power to deny baptism, nor to grant it to the unpenitent.

    Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill 1651

  • Iā€™m not sure that his unpenitent behavior in the wake of his gambling addiction qualifies him for anything more than that.

    Lean Left » Blog Archive » Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame? 2006

  • y unpenitent sinner will be present-the meeting with Jesus Christ at the judgment bar of God.

    Revival Addresses 1856-1928 1903

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