IMPENITENCE

impenitence, impenitency

(noun) the trait of refusing to repent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

impenitence (usually uncountable, plural impenitences)

the property of being impenitent, of lacking penitence, of not being regretful of wrongs done

Antonym: penitence

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pen"i*tence, n. Etym: [L. impenitentia: cf. F. impénitence.]

Definition: The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart. He will advance from one degree of wickedness and impenitence to another. Rogers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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