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unregenerate

[ uhn-ri-jen-er-it ]

adjective

  1. not regenerate; not renewed in heart and mind or reborn in spirit; unrepentant:

    an unregenerate sinner.

  2. refusing to believe in the existence of God:

    an unregenerate atheist; an unregenerate skeptic.

  3. unconvinced by or unconverted to a particular religion, sect, or movement; unreconstructed.
  4. persisting in the holding of prior convictions; opposing new ideas, causes, etc.; stubborn; obstinate:

    an unregenerate reactionary.

  5. not reformed; wicked; sinful; profligate; dissolute:

    an unregenerate way of life.



noun

  1. an unregenerate person.

unregenerate

/ ˌʌ԰ɪˈɛəɪ /

adjective

  1. unrepentant; unreformed
  2. obstinately adhering to one's own views
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an unregenerate person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲ԰ˈԱٱ, adverb
  • ˌܲ԰ˈԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ····· [uhn-ri-, jen, -er-, uh, -see], noun
  • ܲr·İ·ٱ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unregenerate1

First recorded in 1605–15; un- 1 + regenerate
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Example Sentences

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Is he or she to be an unregenerate mouthpiece for those in power, or a responsible critic?

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I don’t imagine that even the woke-most of liberal Democrats is willing to dismiss that enormous chunk of the population as entirely comprised of unregenerate racists.

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But even for unregenerate lefties, the last and longest piece in the book may come as a welcome change of pace.

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“Is he?” teased the unregenerate old man, pinching his pointy jaw gravely in a parody of repentance.

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Ms. Tynan absorbed her parents’ obsession with fashion and she writes well about what she calls “my unregenerate preoccupation with the things people wear.”

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