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pen·i·tence 
[pen-i-tuhns] Pronunciation Key
[pen-i-tuhns] Pronunciation Key –noun
| the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance. |
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| pen·i·tence
(pěn'ĭ-təns) Pronunciation Key
n. The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing. Synonyms: These nouns denote a feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds: showed no penitence; ended the relationship without compunction; pangs of contrition; tears of remorse; sincere repentance. |
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penitence
penitence
c.1200, from O.Fr. penitence (11c.), from L. pænitentia "repentance," from pænitentum (nom. pænitens) "penitent," prp. of pænitere "cause or feel regret," probably originally "is not enough, is unsatisfactory," from pæne "nearby, almost." Penitent (adj.) is attested from c.1375; as a noun meaning "one who is doing penance," it is attested from 1412.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| penitence | |
noun | |
| remorse for your past conduct [syn: repentance] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Penitence
Pen"i*tence\, n. [F. p['e]nitence, L. paenitentia. See Penitent, and cf. Penance.] The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition. "Penitence of his old guilt." --Chaucer. Death is deferred, and penitenance has room To mitigate, if not reverse, the doom. --Dryden. Syn: Repentance; contrition; compunction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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