Repentance

Noun

 * 1) The condition of being penitent
 * 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

Verbs for Repentance
banter—; engage in—; excel in— furnish —; prolong—; quicken—; school in—; stimulate—; suffer—; surpass in—; —amuses; —arouses; —beguiles; —cheers; —delights; —diverts; —entertains; —excels; —frisks; —romps;  —scintillates;   —sparkles;   — wanes.

Thesaurus
Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, abject apology, apology, asceticism, attrition, change of heart, cold purgatorial fires, compunction, contriteness, contrition, deathbed repentance, fasting, flagellation, hair shirt, heartfelt apology, lustration, maceration, mea culpa, mortification, penance, penitence, penitential act, penitential exercise, penitently, purgation, purgatory, reformation, remorse, rue, ruth, sackcloth and ashes, saeta, wearing a hairshirt

Etymology
First attested circa 14th century, from repentance. For further information see repent.

Translations

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 * Czech:
 * Finnish: tunnontuska, tunnonvaiva
 * Greek: μεταμέλεια (metamélia)
 * Italian: ,


 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: تۆبه‌
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * : (táwba)
 * : inkeer


 * : పశ్చాత్తాపం (paSchaattaapaM)

Anagrams

 * penetrance

Noun

 * 1) repentance

Noun

 * 1) repentance

Etymology
From

Descendants

 * English:
 * French: