penitence

Significado (Inglés)

The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

Conceptos

penitencia

arrepentimiento

contrición

expiación

Sinónimos

repentance

contrition

penance

remorse

regret

confession

compunction

expiation

qualm

regrets

remorsefulness

awareness

perception

appreciation

shame

atonement

consciousness

contriteness

discipline

guilt

house arrest

propitiation

Traducciones

penitência

pénitence

repentir

Buße

penitenza

berouw

espiazione

boetvaardigheid

expiation

repentance

ندم

μεταμέλεια

Bußfertigkeit

Reue

μετάνοια

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: penitence

In summary

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.