unrepentv.
/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈpɛnt/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈpɛnt/ rare.
intransitive. To renounce or disavow a previous act of repentance.
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > show evil in character [verb (intransitive)] > undo one's repentance
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1833 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 154/1 He..wanders necessitous hither and thither; repents, unrepents; knows not what to do.
1952 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 4 May 4/6 Walter..spots a blonde on a bus, picks her up, falls in love, is shocked to find she's a tart, repents and abandons her, unrepents and unabandons her.
1999 E. G. Wagner Escape from Church, Inc. 84 Often a person will repent, then sort of ‘unrepent’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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