Penitence
Definitions
The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
Equivalents
16 more languages
العربيةالندم
Češtinakajícnost
Suomikatumus
Gaeilgeaithrí
Gàidhligaithreachas
Galegopedenza
Bahasa Indonesiapenitensi
Latinapaenitentia
Svenskabotfärdighet
Examples
“an assassin who misses his aim and flounders into penitence much as that discomfortable drama misses its point⟳ and stumbles into vacuity”
“As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start⟳ of horror.”
“Away, Remorse! / Compunction, hence!. / Go, Moral Force⟳! / Go, Penitence!”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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