单词 | repentance |
释义 | repentance[ ri-pen-tns, -pen-tuhns ] / rɪˈpɛn tns, -ˈpɛn təns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR repentance ON THESAURUS.COM noundeep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like. regret for any past action. Origin of repentance1300–50; Middle English repentaunce<Old French repentance.See repent1, -ance SYNONYMS FOR repentance1 contriteness, penitence, remorse. 2 sorrow, qualms. SEE SYNONYMS FOR repentance ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR repentance1 impenitence. SEE ANTONYMS FOR repentance ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM repentancenon·re·pent·ance, nounWords nearby repentancerepeat oneself, repechage, repel, repellent, repent, repentance, repentant, Repentigny, repeople, repercussion, repercussive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for repentancerepentance / (rɪˈpɛntəns) / nounremorse 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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