repentance

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Pronunciation

• enPR: [rĭ-pĕnʹtəns], IPA: /ɹɪˈpɛntəns/

Noun

repentance

1. The condition of being penitent.
   • 1678, Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress, second period

     God hath denied me repentance. His words gives me no encouragement to believe.

2. A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

Synonyms

• compunction
• contrition
• penitence
• remorse
• See also Thesaurus:remorse

Related terms

• repent
• repentant
• repentantly
• repented
• repenting

Translations

• French: repentance
• German: Reue
• Italian: pentimento
• Portuguese: arrependimento
• Russian: покая́ние
• Spanish: arrepentimiento

Translations

• French: repentir
• German: Reue
• Italian: pentimento, rimorso
• Portuguese: arrependimento
• Russian: раска́яние
• Spanish: arrepentimiento

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