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IMPENITENCE

\ɪmpˈɛnɪtəns], \ɪmpˈɛnɪtəns], \ɪ_m_p_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_t_ə_n_s]\

Definitions of IMPENITENCE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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the trait of refusing to repent

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the trait of refusing to repent

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

n. Want of penitence or repentance ; absence of contrition or sorrow for sin ; - obduracy ; confirmed hardness of heart ; - total and final disregard of Godâ€™s threatenings or mercy: - also impenitency.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Obduracy, want of remorse for crimes, final disregard of Godâ€™s threatenings or mercy.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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