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111compunction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. regret, remorse; scruple, twinge. See penitence, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sense of guilt or remorse] Syn. remorse, contrition, shame; see regret 1 , repentance , shame 2 . 2. [A twinge of… …
112regret — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Looking back with sorrow Nouns regret, remorse, qualms, compunction, contrition, attrition, repentance, penitence; lamentation, mourning; heartache, sorrow, grief, bitterness, disappointment, discontent; …
113FORGIVENESS — FORGIVENESS, the act of absolving or pardoning; the state of being pardoned. In the Bible The biblical concept of forgiveness presumes, in its oldest strata, that sin is a malefic force that adheres to the sinner and that forgiveness is the… …
114KIPPER — (Heb. כִּפֵּר). Etymology The customary rendering of kipper is to atone for, or expiate but in most cases this is, at best, imprecise. In poetry its parallel synonym is maḥah ( to wipe away ; Jer. 18:23), or hesir ( to remove ; Isa. 27:9, cf. the …
115Penitence — Pen i*tence, n. [F. p[ e]nitence, L. paenitentia. See {Penitent}, and cf. {Penance}.] The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition. Penitence of his old guilt.… …
116Regret — Re*gret (r?*gr?t ), n. [F., fr. regretter. See {Regret}, v.] 1. Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow;… …
117ACTE — s. m. Action d un agent, opération. La création du monde est un acte de la puissance de Dieu. Acte de l entendement. Acte volontaire, instinctif, etc. Les mêmes actes plusieurs fois répétés forment l habitude. Il se dit, en Logique, par… …
118ACTE — n. m. Résultat d’une action, opération accomplie. La création du monde est un acte de la puissance de Dieu. Acte de l’entendement. Acte volontaire, instinctif, etc. Les mêmes actes plusieurs fois répétés créent peu à peu une habitude. Il se dit,… …
119Sacraments of the Catholic Church — This article is an expansion of a section entitled Sacraments within the article: Roman Catholic Church .The Sacraments of the Catholic Church, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, are efficacious signs of grace perceptible to the… …
120Johann Tetzel — Johann Tetzel. Johann Tetzel (1465 in Pirna – 11 August 1519) was a Dominican preacher accused of selling indulgences and known for a couplet attributed to him: As soon as a coin in the coffer rings / the soul from purgatory springs. [1] Or …
