Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impenitent"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Impenitent \Im*pen"i*tent\, a. [L. impaenitens; pref. im- not +
paenitens penitens: cf. F. imp['e]nitent. See {Penitent}.]
Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard
heart. ``They . . . died impenitent.'' --Milton. ``A careless
and impenitent heart.'' --Bp. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Impenitent \Im*pen"i*tent\, n.
One who is not penitent. [R.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

impenitent
adj 1: not penitent or remorseful [syn: {unrepentant}, {unremorseful}]
[ant: {penitent}, {penitent}]
2: impervious to moral persuasion


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