"contrition" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈtɹɪʃən/ Forms: contritions [plural]
Etymology: Old French contriciun (French contrition), from Latin contrītiō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|contriciun}} Old French contriciun, {{cog|fr|contrition}} French contrition, {{der|en|la|contrītiō}} Latin contrītiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contrition (countable and uncountable, plural contritions)
  1. The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: remorse Translations (The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse): разкаяние (razkajanie) (Bulgarian), kajícnost [feminine] (Czech), berouw (Dutch), wroeging (Dutch), contritie [feminine] (Dutch), katumus (Finnish), synnintunto (Finnish), contrition [feminine] (French), componction [feminine] (French), Reue [feminine] (German), Zerknirschung [feminine] (German), Zerknirschtheit [feminine] (German), doilíos [masculine] (Irish), rīpenetātanga (Maori), اوگنج (evgenc) (Ottoman Turkish), contrição [feminine] (Portuguese), раскаяние (raskajanije) (Russian), själasorg [common-gender] (Swedish), ånger [common-gender] (Swedish), förkrosselse [common-gender] (Swedish), gatik (Tagalog), pagkagatik (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-contrition-en-noun-3OG7RhQb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse': 100 0
  2. (obsolete) The act of grinding or rubbing to powder. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: attrition, friction, rubbing
    Sense id: en-contrition-en-noun-8KmiCwcW

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