impassible

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Impassible in his seat, the hermit laborer remained sunk in meditation, or observed what took place around him.

From The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres by Sue, Eugène

He came to the green ocean's brim And saw the wheeling sea-birds skim, Summer and winter, o'er the wave, Like creatures of a skiey mould, Impassible to heat or cold.

From Poems Household Edition by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

At the summit of Heaven, the Impassible Divinity occupies the highest seat; underneath, face to face, are the Son of God and the Prince of Darkness.

From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave

Impassible, im-pas′i-bl, adj. incapable of passion or feeling.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Can they, who say the Host should be descried By sense, define a body glorified, Impassible, and penetrating parts?

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various