"penitence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: penitences [plural]
enPR: pĕnʹĭ-təns Etymology: First attested circa 13th century, from Middle English penitence, from Old French penitence, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”), from paenitēns (“penitent”), present active participle of paeniteō (“regret, repent”). Equivalent to penitent + -ence. Doublet of penance. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|penitence}} Middle English penitence, {{der|en|fro|penitence}} Old French penitence, {{der|en|la|paenitentia||repentance, penitence}} Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”), {{suffix|en|penitent|ence}} penitent + -ence, {{doublet|en|penance}} Doublet of penance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} penitence (countable and uncountable, plural penitences)
  1. The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning. Wikipedia link: penitence Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance, penance, atonement, pænitence [archaic] Translations (condition of being penitent): разкаяние (razkajanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), boetedoening (Dutch), inkeer (Dutch), katumus (Finnish), penitencia [feminine] (Galician), Reue [feminine] (German), Bußfertigkeit [feminine] (German), Buße [feminine] (German), aithrí [feminine] (Irish), penitence [feminine] (Old French), contrição [feminine] (Portuguese), penitência [feminine] (Portuguese), penitencia (Spanish)

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