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impenitent.

Not penitent; specifically (Christianity), not repenting of one's sins; unrepentant.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ɪmˈpɛnɪt(ə)nt/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˈpɛnət(ə)nt/General-American[-ɾ(ə)nt]General-American

  1. Not penitent; specifically (Christianity), not repenting of one's sins; unrepentant.

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ɪmˈpɛnɪt(ə)nt/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˈpɛnət(ə)nt/General-American[-ɾ(ə)nt]General-American

  1. One who is not penitent.

Where this word comes from

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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