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penitency
penitence, penitencythe state or condition of regretting crimes or offenses and being willing to atone for them. — penitent, n., adj.See also: Crime the state or condition of regretting sins or offenses and being willing to atone for them. — penitent, n., adj.See also: ChristianityThesauruspenitencynounA feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds:compunction, contriteness, contrition, penitence, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue.Theology: attrition.EncyclopediaSeepenitentpenitency
Synonyms for penitencynoun a feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeedsSynonyms- compunction
- contriteness
- contrition
- penitence
- remorse
- remorsefulness
- repentance
- rue
- attrition
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