Dictionary

repentance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• rĭ-pĕnʹtəns
• /ˈɹɛpəntəns/ (New-Zealand)
• /ɹɪˈpɛntəns/
• [ˈɹep.ən.tʰənsʰ] (New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• ʹrĕp-ən-təns (New-Zealand)

Etymology

First attested circa 14th century, from Middle English repentance, repentaunce, from Old French repentance. More at repent. By surface analysis, repent + -ance.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of repenting, an instance of it, atonement.
   • Christine Cooper: It's not wrong to sin. Christ came into this world for the sinners. DCI Tom Barnaby: To call people to repentance, Mrs Cooper. 1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer Murders:
2. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being repentant, penitent, a state of feeling regret or remorse for having done wrong.
   • 1678, Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress, second period God hath denied me repentance. His words gives me no encouragement to believe.
   • And here, shipmates, is true and faithful repentance; not clamorous for pardon, but grateful for punishment. 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 6:

Forms

Deriveds

nonrepentance · herb of repentance · Repentance Creek · stool of repentance · irrepentance · right of repentance · unrepentance

Relateds

repented · repentant · repent · repenting · repentantly

Synonyms

penitence · contrition · remorse · compunction

Translations (85)

cs lítost (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ota اوگنج (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · fi tunnontuska (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · fi tunnonvaiva (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · hu lelkifurdalás (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ru покая́ние (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · uk розка́яння (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · fro repentance (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · cs pokání (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · bg покая́ние (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ko 회오 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · hu bűntudat (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sh pokajánje (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · fr repentance (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · cmn 悔悟 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · tr tövbe (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ca penediment (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sl obžalovanje (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · de Reue (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sv ruelse (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · hu lelkiismeret-furdalás (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · uz tavba (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · hu megbánás (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sh покаја́ње (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sk kajúcnosť (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · pl skrucha (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · tg тавба (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sk pokánie (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · it pentimento (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · hi पश्चात्ताप (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · vi ăn năn (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · txb onmiṃ (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · fa پشیمانی (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sv ånger (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ga aithrí (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · io repento (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · el μετάνοια (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · fr repentir (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · mi rīpenetātanga (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · cmn 悔改 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · cmn 悔恨 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · be ка́янне (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · uk ка́яння (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · fa توبه (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ko 회개 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · uk покая́ння (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · hy ափսոսանք (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ja 後悔 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · it rimorso (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · pt arrependimento (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · cmn 懺悔 /忏悔 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · bg разка́яние (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · gl arrepentimento (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · nl penitentie (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · got 𐌹𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · hy զղջում (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ja 懺悔 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · mk покајание (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sl kesanje (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ru раска́яние (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · hu bűnbánat (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · nl berouw (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · da anger (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ar تَوْبَة (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sl kes (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ja 懺悔 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ps توبه (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · hi पछतावा (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ko 후회 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sk ľútosť (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ckb تۆبە (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ms taubat (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · gl arrependimento (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · es arrepentimiento (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · az tövbə (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · cmn 後悔 /后悔 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · el μεταμέλεια (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · sw kitubio (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · grc μετάνοια (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · ja 悔悟 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · tg пушаймонӣ (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · cmn 懊悔 (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · fi katumus (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · uk каяття́ (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse) · kk өкіну (condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse)