Meaning of contritio | Babel Free
Definitions
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grief, contrition declension-3
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destruction, ruin Ecclesiastical, Latin, Medieval-Latin, declension-3
- Equivalent to 'Contrition': The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
Equivalents
Examples
“Os stultī contrītiō eius: et labia illīus ruīna animae eius. The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)”
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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