unregenerate

unregenerate
—unregeneracy /un'ri jen"euhr euh see/, n. —unregenerately, adv.
/un'ri jen"euhr it/, adj. Also, unregenerated /un'ri jen"euh ray'tid/.
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.
n.
6. an unregenerate person.
[1605-15; UN-1 + REGENERATE]

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Universalium. 2010.

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