pen·i·tence 
(pĕnĭ-təns)
(pĕnĭ-təns)n.
The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing.
Synonyms: penitence, compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance
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.
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.
- truculency
- truculent
- truculently
- Trudeau
- trudge
- trudgen
- trudgeon
- trudger
- true
- true believer
- true bill
- true-blue
- trueborn
- true bug
- true-crime
- true-false test
- true fruit
- true jellyfish
- development
- developmental
- developmental delay
- developmental disability
- developmentally
- developmental psychology
- Deventer