impenitency
/im'penitəns/ Cách viết khác : (impenitency) /im'penitənsi/ (impenitentness) /im'penitəntni
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Definition
Noun: - The trait or state of refusing to repent; stubborn refusal to feel regret or remorse for one's wrongdoings. It describes a persistent, unyielding attitude where a person shows no contrition or sorrow for their sins or mistakes.
Usage
"Impenitency" is a formal and somewhat literary noun used to describe a character trait or a sustained state of being. It is most commonly found in religious, moral, philosophical, or legal contexts when discussing a person's complete lack of repentance. - It functions as the subject or object of a sentence. - It is often modified by adjectives like "stubborn," "hardened," or "complete."
Examples
- The judge was alarmed by the defendant's impenitency, even after the verdict was read.
- His impenitency in the face of the harm he caused made forgiveness difficult for the victims.
- Theological writings often discuss the spiritual danger of impenitency.
Advanced Usage
- "Hardened impenitency": This phrase emphasizes a state of being so fixed in one's refusal to repent that it is unlikely to change.
- The preacher warned against a hardened impenitency that closes one's heart to grace.
Variants and Related Words
- Impenitence (noun): The more common variant, identical in meaning to "impenitency."
- Impenitent (adjective): Describing a person who does not repent.
- An impenitent criminal.
- Impenitently (adverb): In a manner showing no repentance.
- He spoke impenitently about his actions.
Synonyms
- Remorselessness: Lack of remorse or guilt.
- Obduracy: Stubborn refusal to change one's opinion or course of action, often in a moral context.
- Incorrigibility: Incapable of being corrected or reformed.
Antonyms
- Penitence: The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong.
- Remorse: Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
- Contrition: The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
Noun
- the trait of refusing to repent