Repentant

//ɹəˈpɛtənt//

Synonyms for "repentant" (55 found)

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Synonyms

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Translations

17 translations across 14 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • μετάμελος adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 後悔的 /后悔的 adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Czech

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  • kajícný adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Danish

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  • angrende adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Finnish

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  • katuva adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)
  • katuvainen adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

French

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  • repentant adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)
  • repenti adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

German

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  • reumütig adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Greek

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  • μετανιωμένος adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Hungarian

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  • bűnbánó adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Ido

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  • repentanta adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Polish

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  • skruszony adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Portuguese

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  • arrependido adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Spanish

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  • arrepentido adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Swedish

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  • botfärdig adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)
  • ångerfull adj (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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There is no sin, and there can be no sin on all the earth, which the Lord will not forgive to the truly repentant! Man cannot commit a sin so great as to exhaust the infinite love of God. Can there be a sin which could exceed the love of God?

Source: tatoeba (918774)

John felt quite repentant.

Source: tatoeba (11513410)

I cannot believe that God wants us to kill no matter if this man is a sinner. God’s greatest commandment is one of love, not hate and revenge. I believe that this man is repentant for his wrongdoings. He has asked for forgiveness.

Source: wiktionary

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