Definition of penitence in English:

penitence

noun ˈpɛnɪt(ə)nsˈpɛnɪtəns

mass noun

The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance.
a public display of penitence
Example sentencesExamples
- There was something strange, almost timeless, about this stream of people walking down where the road had been, not angry, not complaining, as though paying penitence for crimes no one could identify.
- We are, it seems, so far gone in sin and decadence that no repentance or penitence can be adequate.
- The rituals of confession, penitence and absolution provided the time-honoured solutions.
- They were intended to move the will of the one praying not only to compunction for sin and penitence, but to a desire for God and confidence in God's love.
- Such is his infinite penitence and regret that he looks out on the world and the bereaved family through a window of tears.
Synonyms
repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, ruefulness, pangs of conscience, self-reproach, contriteness, self-accusation, shame, sorrow, guilt

Rhymes

impenitence

Definition of penitence in US English:

penitence

nounˈpɛnɪtənsˈpenitəns

The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance.
a public display of penitence
Example sentencesExamples
- We are, it seems, so far gone in sin and decadence that no repentance or penitence can be adequate.
- Such is his infinite penitence and regret that he looks out on the world and the bereaved family through a window of tears.
- The rituals of confession, penitence and absolution provided the time-honoured solutions.
- There was something strange, almost timeless, about this stream of people walking down where the road had been, not angry, not complaining, as though paying penitence for crimes no one could identify.
- They were intended to move the will of the one praying not only to compunction for sin and penitence, but to a desire for God and confidence in God's love.
Synonyms
repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, ruefulness, pangs of conscience, self-reproach, contriteness, self-accusation, shame, sorrow, guilt

单词	penitence
释义	Definition of penitence in English: penitence noun ˈpɛnɪt(ə)nsˈpɛnɪtəns mass noun The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance. a public display of penitence Example sentencesExamples There was something strange, almost timeless, about this stream of people walking down where the road had been, not angry, not complaining, as though paying penitence for crimes no one could identify. We are, it seems, so far gone in sin and decadence that no repentance or penitence can be adequate. The rituals of confession, penitence and absolution provided the time-honoured solutions. They were intended to move the will of the one praying not only to compunction for sin and penitence, but to a desire for God and confidence in God's love. Such is his infinite penitence and regret that he looks out on the world and the bereaved family through a window of tears. Synonyms repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, ruefulness, pangs of conscience, self-reproach, contriteness, self-accusation, shame, sorrow, guilt Rhymes impenitence Definition of penitence in US English: penitence nounˈpɛnɪtənsˈpenitəns The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance. a public display of penitence Example sentencesExamples We are, it seems, so far gone in sin and decadence that no repentance or penitence can be adequate. Such is his infinite penitence and regret that he looks out on the world and the bereaved family through a window of tears. The rituals of confession, penitence and absolution provided the time-honoured solutions. There was something strange, almost timeless, about this stream of people walking down where the road had been, not angry, not complaining, as though paying penitence for crimes no one could identify. They were intended to move the will of the one praying not only to compunction for sin and penitence, but to a desire for God and confidence in God's love. Synonyms repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, ruefulness, pangs of conscience, self-reproach, contriteness, self-accusation, shame, sorrow, guilt
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