They demand public penitence from me.
Source: tatoeba (10366232)
Penitence
Synonyms for "penitence" (69 found)
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Noun(3 words)
abject apologyacknowledgmentanguishapologyasceticismattritionbreast-beatingchange of heartcold purgatorial firescompunctionconfession
Strong matches (21)
contritenesscontritionday of atonementdeathbed repentancedebasementdegradationdistressexcusefastingflagellationgriefhair shirtheartfelt apologyhumblinghumiliationlustrationmacerationmea culpamortificationpenance
Noun(1 words)
Related words (34)
penitential actpenitential exercisepenitentlypurgationpurgatoryqualmreformationregretregretfulnessregretsremorseremorsefulnessrepentancerueruefulnessruthsackcloth and ashessadnesssaetascruple
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Verb(1 words)
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9 entriescharacter traitcompunctionemotional statemoral traitreligious practiceremorseritual disciplineself-reproachstate of mind
More specific
7 entriesethical seriousnesspenitential riteprivate penitenceprivate remorsepublic penitenceself awarenessself reproach
Collocations
6 entriesmoral remorsepenitence before Godpenitential riteprivate penitencepublic penitenceself reproach
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4 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
They demanded public penitence from me.
Source: tatoeba (10366233)
an assassin who misses his aim and flounders into penitence much as that discomfortable drama misses its point and stumbles into vacuity
Source: wiktionary
As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror.
Source: wiktionary
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