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penitence

/pen-i-tuhns/US // ˈpɛn ɪ təns //

忏悔,告解,悔过

Related Words

repentance忏悔,悔改,悔恨,悔过penance忏悔,告解,忏悔,苦行contrition忏悔,悔恨,悔过,悔改compunction强迫症,强迫性,强迫性行为,强迫症状regret遗憾,遗憾的是,忏悔,很遗憾humiliation羞辱,耻辱,侮辱,屈辱degradation退化,降解,降级,降落qualm顾虑,疑问,顾忌,遗憾sadness悲伤,悲情,忧伤,悲哀rue芸芸众生,芸,芸香,芸苔grief悲痛,悲伤,哀伤,悲痛欲绝remorse悔恨,忏悔,悔意,懊悔contriteness忏悔,悔过,悔改,悔过自新debasement贬低,贬损,堕落,贬值attrition自然减员,减员,耗损,流失ruth路德,路得,路德说,路特anguish痛苦,痛楚,苦恼,痛苦的scruple顾虑重重,顾忌,忌讳,顾虑distress苦恼,危难,痛苦,困扰self-condemnation自我谴责,自责,自我指责,谴责自己

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounshame, sorrow
Synonyms
contrition忏悔,悔恨,悔过,悔改penance忏悔,告解,忏悔,苦行repentance忏悔,悔改,悔恨,悔过anguish痛苦,痛楚,苦恼,痛苦的attrition自然减员,减员,耗损,流失compunction强迫症,强迫性,强迫性行为,强迫症状contriteness忏悔,悔过,悔改,悔过自新debasement贬低,贬损,堕落,贬值degradation退化,降解,降级,降落distress苦恼,危难,痛苦,困扰grief悲痛,悲伤,哀伤,悲痛欲绝humiliation羞辱,耻辱,侮辱,屈辱qualm顾虑,疑问,顾忌,遗憾regret遗憾,遗憾的是,忏悔,很遗憾remorse悔恨,忏悔,悔意,懊悔rue芸芸众生,芸,芸香,芸苔ruefulness悲情,忧郁症,忧伤,悲痛ruth路德,路得,路德说,路特sadness悲伤,悲情,忧伤,悲哀scruple顾虑重重,顾忌,忌讳,顾虑self-condemnation自我谴责,自责,自我指责,谴责自己self-flagellation自相残杀,自我鞭笞,自我鞭挞,自我鞭策self-punishment自我惩罚,自罚,自我处罚,自责self-reproach自责,自怨自艾,自悔,自重humbling谦卑,谦卑的,谦逊的,谦逊remorsefulness悔恨,忏悔,悔意,悔过书self-castigation自查,自查自纠,自责,自罚

Examples

  • Let them retire from public life and reflect with penitence on what we have seen today.

  • Could the largest living icon of communism really be on the verge of penitence?

  • Yet she still fasted, in penitence, and ministered to other sick people and to the elderly.

  • “Everybody is redeemable if they show sufficient penitence,” former New York City Mayor Ed Koch said in an interview.

  • She had no penitence, no consciousness of error or offence; no knowledge of any one circumstance but that he was gone.

  • There were other rebellions against God during this time of penitence.

  • My tears are not those of penitence; I do not weep for my sinfulness; I can neither think nor feel in this confusion.

  • He left him, however, showing very little evidence of penitence, and entertaining for him very little hope.

  • Thus we have seven different degrees of penitence, and he who neglects them all must suffer in the world to come.

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