Penitence
['penɪt(ə)ns]
Definition
(n.) The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Repentance, contrition, sorrow, remorse
ANT:Congratulation, self-approval, obduracy, hardheartedness
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Examples
- She shall wring them all out of me slowly and separately--only by confession, penitence, entreaty. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- To show my penitence, will you accept a ten pound note towards your marketing, and give the poor fellows a feast? Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Thus adjured, Topsy confessed to the ribbon and gloves, with woful protestations of penitence. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Would not love see returning penitence afar off, and fall on its neck and kiss it? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He did not know how much penitence there was in the sorrow. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Penitence, humiliation, shame, pride, love, and trustfulness--I see them all; and in them all, I see that horror of I don't know what. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She would not be ashamed of the appearance of the penitence, so justly and truly hers. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Fred followed her with his eyes, hoping that they would meet hers, and in that way find access for his imploring penitence. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It is never too late,' said Rose, 'for penitence and atonement. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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