Definition of irremissible in English:
irremissible
adjective ɪrɪˈmɪsɪb(ə)lˌɪrəˈmɪsəb(ə)l
1(of a crime) unpardonable.
Example sentencesExamples
- The discussion of the divine Trinity, the issue of irremissible sin and the treatment of Montanist oracles demonstrate that Tertullian re-creates and modifies the ideas of Montanism.
Synonyms
unpardonable, unforgivable
2(of an obligation or duty) binding.
Example sentencesExamples
- What irremissible demands, according to Canetti, must be made upon the truly representative man?
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin irremissibilis, from in- 'not' + remissibilis (from remittere 'remit').
Rhymes
admissible, dismissible, immiscible, impermissible, miscible, omissible, permissible, remissible, transmissible
Definition of irremissible in US English:
irremissible
adjectiveˌɪrəˈmɪsəb(ə)lˌirəˈmisəb(ə)l
1(of a crime) unpardonable.
Example sentencesExamples
- The discussion of the divine Trinity, the issue of irremissible sin and the treatment of Montanist oracles demonstrate that Tertullian re-creates and modifies the ideas of Montanism.
Synonyms
unpardonable, unforgivable
2(of an obligation or duty) binding.
Example sentencesExamples
- What irremissible demands, according to Canetti, must be made upon the truly representative man?
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin irremissibilis, from in- ‘not’ + remissibilis (from remittere ‘remit’).