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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Penitence | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Penitence | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Penitence \Pen"i*tence\, n. [F. p[82]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. [bd]Penitence of his old guilt.[b8] --Chaucer. Death is deferred, and penitenance has room To mitigate, if not reverse, the doom. --Dryden. Syn: Repentance; contrition; compunction. | |
