redemptionlessadj.
/rᵻˈdɛm(p)ʃnləs/, U.S. /rəˈdɛm(p)ʃənləs/, /riˈdɛm(p)ʃənləs/ From which there is no redemption; unable to be redeemed; having no redeeming features.
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > unpardonableness > [adjective]
irremissible1413
uncleansable?c1475
impardonable1523
unpardonable1525
inexcusable1526
unforgivable1548
unexcusable1550
pardonless1567
inexpiable1570
unreclaimable1574
irremittable1587
unremissible1593
unsatisfiable1593
unexpiable1606
excuseless1611
anapologetic1614
unsalvable1624
pretenceless1641
unpalliable1672
unatonable1689
redemptionless1799
irredeemablea1834
society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [adjective] > irredeemable
unreprievable1593
redemptionless1799
irredeemablea1834
unsalvable1895
1799 W. Drennan 2nd Let. to Rt. Hon. W. Pitt 34 Give weight to some measure, that would produce federal friendship with self-existent sovereignty, rather than be consolidated, compressed, and assessed into the redemptionless servitude of an Union.
1846 J. Brown Let. 12 Aug. (1912) 93 By the bye, is not he a redemptionless devil that Sir Robert?
1866 Daily News 12 Feb. 6/3 The persons who have been foremost in proclaiming the redemptionless character of the Jamaica labourers are principally those who have had little intercourse or practical acquaintance with them.
1920 Philos. Rev. 29 119 Good is shining and intense, and evil is black and redemptionless.
2001 Africa News (Nexis) 25 Jan. Mr. Minister, now is the time for you to salvage your political career before you slip into a redemptionless political pit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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