Definitions for repentance
rɪˈpɛn tns, -ˈpɛn tənsre·pen·tance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repentance, penitence, penancenoun

   remorse for your past conduct

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repentancenoun

   The condition of being penitent

2. repentancenoun

   A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning

3. Etymology: First attested circa 14th century, from repentance. For further information see repent.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repentancenoun

   Etymology: repentance, Fr. from repent.

   1. Sorrow for any thing past.2. Sorrow for sin, such as produces newness of life; penitence.

   Repentance so altereth a man through the mercy of God, be he never so defiled, that it maketh him pure. John Whitgift.

   Who by repentance is not satisfied,
   Is nor of heav’n nor earth; for these are pleased;
   By penitence th’ eternal’s wrath’s appeas’d. William Shakespeare.

   Repentance is a change of mind, or a conversion from sin to God: not some one bare act of change, but a lasting durable state of new life, which is called regeneration. Henry Hammond.

   This is a confidence, of all the most irrational; for upon what ground can a man promise himself a future repentance, who cannot promise himself a futurity. South.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repentance

   Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better.In modern times, it is generally seen as involving a commitment to personal change and the resolve to live a more responsible and humane life. In other words, being sorry for one's misdeeds. It can also involve sorrow over a specific sin or series of sins that an individual feels guilt over, or conviction that they have committed. The practice of repentance plays an important role in the soteriological doctrines of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Analogous practices have been found in other world religions as well. In religious contexts, it often involves an act of confession to God or to a spiritual elder (such as a monk or priest). This confession might include an admission of guilt, a promise or intent not to repeat the offense, an attempt to make restitution for the wrong, or in some way reverse the harmful effects of the wrong where possible.

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1. repentance

   Repentance is the act of recognizing and feeling remorse for wrong actions, behaviors, or mistakes, expressing sincere regret, and making a conscious decision to change for the better. It often involves a commitment to personal change and the resolve to live more responsibly and morally. Repentance is usually associated with religious and spiritual contexts, but it can also apply in a secular context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repentancenoun

   the act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Repentance

   Repentance is the activity of reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs. It generally involves a commitment to personal change and resolving to live a more responsible and humane life. The practice of repentance plays an important role in the soteriological doctrines of the world's major religions where it is considered necessary for the attainment of salvation. In religious contexts it often involves an act of confession to a spiritual elder. This typically includes an admission of guilt, a promise or resolve not to repeat the offense; an attempt to make restitution for the wrong, or in some way to reverse the harmful effects of the wrong where possible. Within a secular context repentance may form part of the process of psychological healing that takes place during a course of psychotherapy.

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Anagrams for repentance »

1. penetrance

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of repentance in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of repentance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of repentance in a Sentence

1. Horace Mann:

   When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart.

2. Anatole France:

   Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

3. Lawana Blackwell:

   True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible.

4. Shinzo Abe:

   With deep repentance in my heart, I stood there in silent prayers for some time.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   There is no observation more frequently made by such as employ themselves in surveying the conduct of mankind, than that marriage, though the dictate of nature, and the institution of Providence, is yet very often the cause of misery, and that those who enter into that state can seldom forbear to express their repentance, and their envy of those whom either chance or caution hath withheld from it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=repentance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Repentance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=repentance
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repentance
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repentance
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=repentance
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=repentance