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Contrition
kənˈtrɪʃn
Contrition definitions
noun
contrition
- the state of feeling remorseful and penitent
"to show contrition for his crime he offered to do community service"
remorse remorsefulness repentance penitence sorrow sorrowfulness regret contriteness ruefulness pangs of conscience prickings of conscience- (in the Roman Catholic Church) the repentance of past sins during or after confession
"prayers of contrition"