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impenitents

impenitents is the plural of impenitent.

Meaning of impenitent

Noun

impenitent (plural impenitents)

  1. One who is not penitent.
    • For as for the firſt kynde of eleccion, after whiche, Chriſte hathe choſen bys catholike churche out of the Jewes and Gentiles, to be his church here in earth: in thys kynde are there penitentes and impenitentes bothe.1532, Thomas More, “The Confutacion of [William] Tyndale’s Aunswere […]”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, […], London: […] Iohn Cawod, Iohn...

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Questions about impenitents

What is impenitents the plural of?
Impenitents is the plural of impenitent.

Words near impenitents in the dictionary

  1. impenitences
  2. impenitencies
  3. impenitency
  4. impenitent
  5. impenitently
  6. impenitents
  7. impenitible
  8. impenitibleness
  9. impennate
  10. impenned
  11. impenning

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