| | - n.: penance, resipiscence, penitence for fault, penitence, sorrow or regret for having done sth wrong
- v.: show penitence, be penitent, be repentant
| | | contrition, confess, chagrin, contrition, regret, mortifying, belie, deplore, contrition, repent | | | penitent | a written repentance pledging not to commit the same offense again (a form of punishment) | |
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