contrition

English

Etymology

Old French contriciun (French contrition), from Latin contritio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹɪʃən/

Noun

contrition (countable and uncountable, plural contritions)

The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
The act of grinding or rubbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:remorse

Translations

The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse

Bulgarian: разкаяние (bg) (razkajanie)
Czech: kajícnost f
Dutch: berouw (nl), wroeging (nl), contritie f
French: contrition (fr) f

German: Reue (de) f, Zerknirschung f
Maori: rīpenetātanga
Portuguese: contrição f
Tagalog: gatik, pagkagatik

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

contrition f (plural contritions)

remorse

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