Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
IMPENITENT
impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful
(adjective) not penitent or remorseful
impenitent
(adjective) impervious to moral persuasion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
impenitent
Not penitent; not repent one's sins
Noun
impenitent (plural impenitents)
One who is not penitent.
Anagrams
• pentimenti
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pen"i*tent, a. Etym: [L. impaenitens; pref. im- not + paenitens penitens: cf. F. impénitent. See Penitent.]
Definition: Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard heart. "They . . . died impenitent." Milton. "A careless and impenitent heart." Bp. Hall.
Im*pen"i*tent, n.
Definition: One who is not penitent. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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