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repentance
[ ri-pen-tns, -pen-tuhns ]
noun
- deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- regret for any past action.
Synonyms:
repentance
/ ɪˈɛԳəԲ /
noun
- remorse or contrition for one's past actions or sins
- an act or the process of being repentant; penitence
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDzr·ԳaԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of repentance1
Example Sentences
In theory, however, there is supposed to be repentance before redemption.
Smyth introduced the notion to Mr Morse that he was "sinning" and needed to "mark those sense in a form of repentance that really would mean something to the Lord".
In the meantime, this aggressively revisionist supermarket, as indicated in Butler’s novel, has become part pharmacy, part a site of repentance for past consumption.
This 10-day stretch ends with Yom Kippur, a day of fasting, repentance and commemoration of the dead.
Eventually, Mary comes clean, and a bevy of local teens show up in court with their various stolen diner items in an act of mass repentance.
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