"repentance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /rɪˈpɛntəns/ Audio: en-us-repentance.ogg [US] Forms: repentance [singular], repentances [plural]
Etymology: repent + -ance Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|repent|ance}} repent + -ance Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Repentance is a feeling of being sorry for doing something wrong, a feeling that makes someone try to change their behaviour.
    Sense id: simple-repentance-en-noun-IsB3ccdM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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