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irremission

irremission noun: refusal of pardon.

Noun

irremission (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Refusal of pardon.
    • for in all those three Euangelists, where this fearfull denunciation is interminated, still it is in a phrase, of somewhat more mildnesse, then so; It is, It shall not be forgiven, It is not, it cannot be forgiven: It is an irremission, it is not an irremissiblenesse.a. 1631 (date written), John Donne, “(please specify the chapter or sermon)”, in LXXX Sermons Preached by that Learned and Reverend Divine Iohn Donne […], London: Richard Royston, […], and Richard...

Origin of irremission

From ir- + remission.

Questions about irremission

What does irremission mean?
Irremission means refusal of pardon.
What part of speech is irremission?
Irremission is a noun.

Words near irremission in the dictionary

  1. irreminiscence
  2. irremissibility
  3. irremissible
  4. irremissibleness
  5. irremissibly
  6. irremission
  7. irremissive
  8. irremittable
  9. irremovability
  10. irremovable
  11. irremovableness

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