Short pleasure, long repentance.
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Repentance
/ɹɪˈpɛntəns/
Synonyms for "repentance" (51 found)
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Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (15)
compunctioncontritenesscontritionday of atonementdeathbed repentancefastingflagellationguilthair shirtheartfelt apologylustrationmaceration
Noun(3 words)
Related words (25)
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More general
13 entriescompunctionemotional statefeelingmental statemoral actionmoral philosophypsychological constructreligious doctrinereligious practiceremorseritual actself-reproachtheology
More specific
8 entriescontritionconversionmetanoiapenitential riteprivate confessionpublic confessionremorsespiritual renewal
Collocations
6 entriesact of repentancegenuine repentanceprivate repentancepublic repentancereligious repentancetrue repentance
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3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
His face expresses deep sorrow and repentance.
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Remorse is impotence, impotence which sins again. Repentance alone is powerful; it ends all.
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The priest went into the confessional blindfolded. He didn't want to see the sinner; he wanted to guide him for his repentance.
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