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Showing words for PENITENCE using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Penitence
[1] the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance.
Words related to Penitence
repentance, penance, contrition, compunction, regret, humiliation, degradation, qualm, sadness, rue, grief, remorse, contriteness, debasement, attrition, ruth, anguish, scruple, distress, self-condemnation
Words nearby Penitence
peninsular war, peninsulate, penis, penis envy, penischisis, penitence, penitent, penitente, penitential, penitential psalm, penitentiary
Origin of Penitence
1150–1200; Middle English (< Old French ) < Medieval Latin pēnitentia, Latin paenitentia a regretting. See penitent, -ence
Synonyms for Penitence
contrition, penance, repentance, anguish, attrition, compunction, contriteness, debasement, degradation, distress, grief, humiliation, qualm, regret, remorse, rue, ruefulness, ruth, sadness, scruple, self-condemnation, self-flagellation, self-punishment, self-reproach, humbling, remorsefulness, self-castigation