repentance

[US]/rɪ'pent(ə)ns/
[UK]/rɪ'pɛntəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. regret; remorse; feeling sorry for a wrongdoing; penitence.

Example Sentences

He shows no repentance for what he has done.

Considering the signs he showed of genuine repentance,we shall deal leniently with him.

feel deep repentance for their actions

show remorse and repentance

seek forgiveness through repentance

sincere repentance for past mistakes

feel a sense of repentance for wrongdoing

deeply regret and show repentance

express heartfelt repentance for the harm caused

genuine repentance for hurting others

turn to repentance after realizing the consequences

Real-world Examples

To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

He was a John the Baptist who took ennoblement rather than repentance for his text.

Source: Returning Home

Lent is a time of fasting and repentance lasting 40 days, until Easter Sunday.

Source: CNN Selected February 2015 Collection

The sermon was about repentance, redemption and final judgment.

Source: VOA Standard February 2014 Collection

Maggots again, but larger, full grown, they now crawled across his grief and his repentance.

Source: Brave New World

Was it a vow of repentance that had just escaped from this man's conscience... ?

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The forgiveness declared by Eva Kor certainly invites repentance and Oscar Groning has already acknowledged his moral guilt.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2015

I've no chance now to show my repentance.

Source: Veil

Nathan finished his repentance, but he didn't finish with being gay.

Source: That's bad, thank you for your concern.

In order to express their repentance, the vanquished country repaid reparations to this country.

Source: Pan Pan

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