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单词 repentance
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repentance

[ ri-pen-tns, -pen-tuhns ]
/ rɪˈpɛn tns, -ˈpɛn təns /
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noun

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

Origin of repentance

1300–50; Middle English repentaunce<Old French repentance.See repent1, -ance

SYNONYMS FOR repentance

1 contriteness, penitence, remorse.
2 sorrow, qualms.
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ANTONYMS FOR repentance

1 impenitence.
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OTHER WORDS FROM repentance

non·re·pent·ance, noun

Words nearby repentance

repeat oneself, repechage, repel, repellent, repent, repentance, repentant, Repentigny, repeople, repercussion, repercussive
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British Dictionary definitions for repentance

repentance
/ (rɪˈpɛntəns) /

noun

remorse or contrition for one's past actions or sins
an act or the process of being repentant; penitence
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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