repentance









repentance


noun

  1. deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
  2. regret for any past action.

noun

  1. remorse or contrition for one’s past actions or sins
  2. an act or the process of being repentant; penitence
n.

c.1300, from Old French repentance “penitence” (12c.), from present participle stem of repentir (see repent).

Repentance goes beyond feeling to express distinct purposes of turning from sin to righteousness; the Bible word most often translated repentance means a change of mental and spiritual attitude toward sin. [Century Dictionary]

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