repentance
deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
regret for any past action.
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Other words from repentance
- non·re·pent·ance, noun
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How to use repentance in a sentence
I have almost no faith in death-bed repentances and conversions.
Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler | Rev. Gross AlexanderBoth were remembering Corrie's brief, simoon-hot tempers, his hasty tongue and ready hand—and swift repentances.
From the Car Behind | Eleanor M. IngramHis Repentances abound in portraits and scenes, showing the keen eye he had for realities.
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare | J. J. JusserandThat clergyman afterward confided to me his doubts of "deathbed repentances," at least in the case of habitual criminals.
Recollections of a Varied Life | George Cary EgglestonOur very prayers need to be purged, our tears to be wept over, our repentances repented of.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel | W. G. Blaikie
British Dictionary definitions for repentance
/ (rɪˈpɛntəns) /
remorse or contrition for one's past actions or sins
an act or the process of being repentant; penitence
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