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

/ ˌʌnrɪˈdʒɛnərɪt /

adjective

1. unrepentant; unreformed
2. obstinately adhering to one's own views

noun

1. an unregenerate person

Derived Forms

• ˌunreˈgenerately, adverb
• ˌunreˈgeneracy, noun

Other Words From

• un·re·gen·er·a·cy [uhn-ri-, jen, -er-, uh, -see], noun
• unre·gener·ate·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unregenerate¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Salon

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

From Washington Post

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

From Literature

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

From New York Times

No Jews were left, but she remembered a married couple there who were still unregenerate Nazis.

From New York Times

Related Words

• disgraceful
• reprehensible
• shameful