Meaning of Contrite | Babel Free
kənˈtɹaɪtDefinitions
A contrite person; a penitent.
Equivalents
Čeština
kajícný
Ελληνικά
συντετριμμένος
Gaeilge
croíbhrúite
Italiano
contrite
Kurdî
pîşman
Latina
paenitens
Português
contrito
Русский
кающийся
Slovenčina
kajúcny
Svenska
ångerfull
Examples
“Secondly, that even where contrition or inward repentance doth cleanſe without abſolution ; the reaſon why it cometh ſo to paſs, is, becauſe ſuch contrites intend and deſire Abſolution, though they have it not.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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