remorselessnessn.
/rᵻˈmɔːsləsnəs/, U.S. /rəˈmɔrsləsnəs/, /riˈmɔrsləsnəs/ The state, quality, or fact of being remorseless; esp. inability to feel guilt, regret, or pity; an instance of this.
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the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [noun] > remorselessness
iron hand?1570
remorselessness1639
1639 W. Gouge Recovery from Apostacy 28 It is better to live and die in despaire, then to live and die in an impudent remorselesnesse: greedily committing sinne without any trouble of conscience.
1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 257 The Remorselesness of Conscience which men easily fall into in both sins.
1771 J. Shebbeare Authentic Narr. Oppress. Islanders Jersey I. vii. 163 Pawlet having received this authentic and permanent eviction of Elizabeth's remorselessness, assumed the importance of honourable sensations.
1834 T. Campbell Life Mrs. Siddons II. ii. 45 The inhuman serenity of her remorselessness.
1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. v. 516 He has all the stern remorselessness of an inquisitor.
1936 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 18 2 They may recognize the remorselessness of certain economic laws as much as the classical economists.
1972 M. I. Goldman Spoils of Progress v. 159 All of this was the inevitable result of man's thoughtlessness and nature's remorselessness.
2002 R. H. Bell Understanding Afr. Philos. v. 76 This sense of indifference and remorselessness connected to the suffering brings the human spirit as close to a loss of all hope as is possible.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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