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əˈtraɪtat·trite
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attriteadjective
regretful of one's wrongdoing merely due to fear of punishment (compare contrite)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Attriteadjective
Ground; worn by rubbing.
Etymology: attritus, Lat.
Or by collision of two bodies, grind
The air attrite to fire. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.
Webster Dictionary
Attriteadjective
rubbed; worn by friction
Attriteadjective
repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to contrite
Etymology: [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad + terere to rub. See Trite.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Attrite
at-trīt′, adj. worn by rubbing or friction: (theol.) repentant through fear of punishment, not yet from the love of God.—n. Attri′tion, the rubbing of one thing against another: a wearing by friction: (theol.) a defective or imperfect sorrow for sin. [L. attritus—atter-ĕre—ad, and terĕre, tritum, to rub.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of attrite in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of attrite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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