penitence

Meaning of penitence

Information about penitence

• It is a name.
• The plural form of penitence is: penitences.
• Languages ​​in which penitence is used:

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Hyphenation of penitence

pen-i-tence

• It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
• penitence is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

penitence synonyms

Meaning repentance:

repentance, penance

Meaning the state of feeling remorseful and penitent:

contrition

Meaning a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad:

compunction

Meaning a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do:

regret

Meaning deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed:

remorse

Meaning a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour:

shame

Meaning a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others:

sorrow

Meaning a feeling of having committed wrong or failed in an obligation:

guilt

Translation of penitence

• French: expiation, pénitence
• Spanish: penitencia, expiación
• German: Buße
• Italian: penitenza, espiazione

Anagrams of penitence

pectenine

Words that rhyme with penitence

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