| NOUN | feeling | contriteness, attrition, contrition | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation |
|---|
| Meaning | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | attrition, contrition | |
| Broader | sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment |
| Spanish | arrepentimiento, contrición, remordimiento | |
| Catalan | contrició, remordiment | |
| Adjectives | contrite | feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins / sins or offenses |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact