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Showing words for PENITENCE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Penitence

penitence

8 Letter Words for Penitence

enceinte, enciente, epenetic, tenpence

7 Letter Words for Penitence

enceint, epicene, pentene, pentice, pentine

6 Letter Words for Penitence

ceinte, cetene, cinene, ectene, entice, incent, incept, nicene, pecite, pecten, pectin, peinct, pennet, picene, piecen, pinene, pinnet, teenie, tenpin

5 Letter Words for Penitence

ceint, centi, cetin, citee, ctene, eeten, enent, inept, innet, nepit, niece, peece, peine, pence, penie, penne, penni, piece, pinte, teene, tenne, tepee

4 Letter Words for Penitence

cene, cent, cepe, cete, ceti, cine, cite, eine, epee, epic, epit, eten, etic, ieee, inne, neep, neet, nein, nene, nete, neti, nice, nine, peen, pene, peni, pent, pete, pice, pict, pien, piet, pine, pint, pnce, teen, tene, tepe, tice, tien, tinc, tine, tipe

3 Letter Words for Penitence

cee, cen, cep, cie, cit, cpi, cpt, cte, ctn, ect, eec, een, enc, ene, epi, etc, ice, inc, inn, int, nee, nei, nep, net, nie, nip, nit, nne, pci, pct, pec, pee, pen, pet, pic, pie, pin, pit, pte, tcp, tec, tee, ten, tic, tie, tin, tip, tpi

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