REPENTANCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does repentance mean? • REPENTANCE (noun)
The noun REPENTANCE has 1 sense:
1. remorse for your past conduct
Familiarity information: REPENTANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPENTANCE (noun)
Meaning:
Remorse for your past conduct
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
penance; penitence; repentance
Hypernyms ("repentance" is a kind of...):
compunction; remorse; self-reproach (a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed))
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