About The Word Contrition
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Contrition
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What's The Definition Of Contrition?
[n] sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Synonyms | Synonyms for Contrition: attrition | contriteness Related Terms | Find terms related to Contrition: abject apology | acknowledgment | apologies | apology | attrition | ayenbite of inwit | bitterness | breast-beating | compunction | confession | contriteness | excuse | grief | mea culpa | penance | penitence | penitently | regret | regretfulness | regrets | regretting | remorse | remorse of conscience | remorsefulness | repentance | repining | rue | ruth | shame | shamefacedness | shamefastness | shamefulness | sorriness | sorrow | wistfulness See Also | regret | ruefulness | sorrow Contrition In Webster's Dictionary \Con*tri"tion\, n. [F. contrition, L. contritio.]
1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition;
friction; rubbing. [Obs.]
The breaking of their parts into less parts by
contrition. --Sir I.
Newton.
2. The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance
for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble
penitence; through repentance.
My future days shall be one whole contrition.
--Dryden.
Syn: repentance; penitence; humiliation; compunction;
self-reproach; remorse.
Usage: {Contrition}, {Attrition}, {repentance}. -- Contrition
is deep sorrow and self-condemnation, with through
repetance for sin because it is displeasing to God,
and implies a feeling of love toward God. Attrition is
sorrow for sin, or imperfect repentance produced by
fear of punishment or a sense of the baseness of sin.
Repentance is a penitent renunciation of, and turning
from, sin; thorough repentance produces a new life.
Repentance is often used as synonymous with
contrition. See {Compunction}.
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