Contrition

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance. See Synonyms at penitence.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
  • n. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.
  • n. The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder; attrition.
  • n. Brokenness of spirit for having given offense; deep sorrow for sin or guilt; pious compunction; sincere penitence.
  • n. Synonyms Penitence, Compunction, etc. See repentance.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sorrow    rue    ruefulness    regret   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    self-reproach    compunction    remorse    penitence    humiliation   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Deposition    Inquisition    Prohibition    Titian    abolition   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    penitence    compunction    remorse    chagrin    mortification   
     
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