Repentance
21repentance — A change of mind or behaviour; this may be attributed even to God in OT (1 Sam. 15:11). It was demanded of the people whose repentance was often merely formalized in cultic actions and as such condemned by prophets as inadequate and empty (Amos 4 …
22repentance — [[t]rɪpe̱ntəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you show repentance for something wrong that you have done, you make it clear that you are sorry for doing it. They showed no repentance during their trial. Syn: remorse …
23repentance — /ri pen tns, pen teuhns/, n. 1. deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like. 2. regret for any past action. [1300 50; ME repentaunce < OF repentance. See REPENT1, ANCE] Syn. 1. contriteness, penitence, remorse …
24Repentance — The condemnation and abhorrence of one s own sins, trusting in God, as his own Redeemer. True repentance or contrition springs up from a sense of the outrage which sin commits against the love of God, believing in God, the Forgiver of sins. It… …
25repentance — Synonyms and related words: Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, abject apology, apology, asceticism, attrition, change of heart, cold purgatorial fires, compunction, contriteness, contrition, deathbed repentance, fasting, flagellation, hair shirt,… …
26repentance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sorrow, remorse, regret, penitence, contrition, compunction, contriteness, attrition, self denunciation, self abasement, self reproach, self condemnation, self humiliation, penance, prick of conscience. Ant. complacency,… …
27repentance — noun her lack of repentance angered them Syn: remorse, contrition, contriteness, penitence, regret, ruefulness, remorsefulness, shame, guilt …
28repentance — re•pent•ance [[t]rɪˈpɛn tns, ˈpɛn təns[/t]] n. deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or error • Etymology: 1300–50; ME repentaunce < OF repentance. See repent I, ance …
29repentance — repent ► VERB 1) feel or express sincere regret or remorse. 2) feel regret or remorse about. DERIVATIVES repentance noun repentant adjective repenter noun. ORIGIN Old French repentir, from Latin paenitere cause to repent …
30Repentance de l'an 2000 — Repentance de l Église catholique La repentance de l Église est une expression qui exprime la manifestation de repentance des autorités ecclésiales par rapport aux fautes commises par des membres de l Église dans son Histoire, et s accompagne… …
