Definition of Penitince
Pen"i*tence (?), n. [F.
pénitence, L. paenitentia. See Penitent,
and cf. Penance.] The quality or condition of being
penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults;
repentance; contrition. "Penitence of his old guilt."
Chaucer.
Death is deferred, and penitenance has room
To mitigate, if not reverse, the doom. Dryden.
Syn. -- Repentance; contrition; compunction.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The condition of being penitent
- A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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