Penitence

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  • noun. The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being penitent; sorrow for having committed sin or for having offended; repentance; contrition.
  • noun. Synonyms Contrition, Compunction, etc. See repentance.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition.
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  • noun. Condition of being penitent.
  • noun. Feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
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  • noun. remorse for your past conduct
    • Word Usage
    "The publicity of their penitence is also implied (compare Jer 7: 29; 48: 38)."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    compunction  remorse  self-reproach  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adoration  compunction  contrition  forgiveness  gratitude  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Day of Atonement  Yom Kippur  abject apology  acknowledgment  anguish  
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