penitence

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Noun

penitence

1. The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

Synonyms

• compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance, penance, atonement
• See also Thesaurus:remorse

Translations

• German: Reue, Bußfertigkeit, Buße
• Portuguese: contrição,, penitência

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