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REPENTANCE — is a prerequisite for divine forgiveness: God will not pardon man unconditionally but waits for him to repent. In repentance man must experience genuine remorse for the wrong he has committed and then convert his penitential energy into concrete… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
repentance — [ r(ə)pɑ̃tɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1112; de se repentir ♦ Vieilli ou littér. Souvenir douloureux, regret de ses fautes, de ses péchés. ⇒ repentir. La repentance de ses fautes. ● repentance nom féminin (de se repentir) Littéraire. Regret douloureux de ses … Encyclopédie Universelle
Repentance — Студийный альбом Esham Дата выпуска 18 ноября 2003 Записан 2003 … Википедия
Repentance — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Repentance» Canción de Dream Theater Álbum Systematic Chaos Publicación 5 de junio de 20 … Wikipedia Español
Repentance — Re*pent ance (r[ e]*p[e^]nt ans), n. [F. repentance.] The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Godly sorrow worketh repentance to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repentance — Repentance. s. f. v. Regret, douleur qu on a de ses pechez. Il est mort avec beaucoup de repentance, avec une grande repentance de ses pechez. Il vieillit … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
repentance — c.1300, from O.Fr. repentance (12c.), from repentir (see REPENT (Cf. repent)) … Etymology dictionary
repentance — Repentance, Poenitentia. Par repentance, Ex poenitentia … Thresor de la langue françoyse
repentance — *penitence, contrition, attrition, remorse, compunction Analogous words: regret, *sorrow, grief Contrasted words: complacency, self complacency, self satisfaction (see corresponding adjectives at COMPLACENT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
repentance — [n] feeling bad for past action attrition, compunction, conscience, contriteness, contrition, grief, guilt, penitence, penitency, regret, remorse, rue, ruth, self reproach, sorriness, sorrow; concepts 410,728 Ant. happiness … New thesaurus
