penitence (noun)
1penitence — penitent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling sorrow and regret for having done wrong. ► NOUN ▪ a person who repents or submits to penance. DERIVATIVES penitence noun penitential adjective penitently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin paenitere repent …
2penitence — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French penitance, from Medieval Latin poenitentia, alteration of Latin paenitentia regret, from paenitent , paenitens, present participle Date: 13th century the quality or state of being penitent ;… …
3penitence — noun the writer prays to God in penitence Syn: repentance, contrition, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, ruefulness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, pangs of conscience, self reproach, shame, guilt, compunction; archaic rue …
4penitence — noun a) of being . b) of or for doing or . See Also: penitent, penitential, penitentially, penitentiary, penitently …
5penitence — noun remorse for your past conduct • Syn: ↑repentance, ↑penance • Derivationally related forms: ↑penitential, ↑penitentiary, ↑penitent, ↑repentant (for: ↑ …
6penitence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Contrition Nouns 1. penitence, contrition, compunction, repentance, remorse, regret. 2. self reproach, self reproof, self accusation, self condemnation, self humiliation; pangs, qualms, prickings, twinge …
7penitence — /ˈpɛnətəns/ (say penuhtuhns) noun the state of being penitent; repentance; contrition …
8penitent — adjective feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong. noun a person who repents their sins. ↘(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person who confesses their sins to a priest and submits to the penance that he imposes. Derivatives… …
9penitent — 1 adjective formal feeling sorry because you have done something wrong, and intending not to do anything wrong again; repentant: He knelt and put his head on her knee like a penitent dog. penitently adverb penitence noun (U) 2 noun (C) someone… …
10penitent — I UK [ˈpenɪtənt] / US adjective sorry for something bad that you have done and willing to change your behaviour Derived word: penitence noun uncountable II UK [ˈpenɪtənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms penitent : singular penitent plural… …
