Penitence
31Penitence of Jamnes and Mambres — The Penitence of Jamnes and Mambres is a text from the Old Testament apocrypha concerning Jamnes and Mambres, the traditional names for the two sorcerers who challenged Moses when he met the pharaoh to ask for the release of the Israelites …
32penitence — /pen i teuhns/, n. the state of being penitent; regret for one s wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance. [1150 1200; ME ( < OF) < ML penitentia, L paenitentia a regretting. See PENITENT, ENCE] Syn. See regret. * * * …
33penitence — noun a) of being . b) of or for doing or . See Also: penitent, penitential, penitentially, penitentiary, penitently …
34penitence — Synonyms and related words: Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, abject apology, acknowledgment, anguish, apology, asceticism, attrition, breast beating, change of heart, cold purgatorial fires, compunction, confession, contriteness, contrition,… …
35penitence — see PAIN …
36penitence — pen·i·tence || penɪtÉ™ns n. repentance; return to one s faith …
37penitence — hreow …
38penitence — n. Repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse, sorrow …
39penitence — n contrition, Theol. imperfect contrition, attrition, repentance, acknowledgment; compunction, regret, regretfulness, regrets, remorse, re morsefulness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, sadness, grief, sorriness; sackcloth and ashes, breast beating; self… …
40penitence — pen·i·tence …
