NOUN | feeling | contriteness, attrition, contrition | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation |
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Meaning | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation. | |
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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 |
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