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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespénitence
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pe.ni.tɑ̃s/
"Il a exprimé sa pénitence avec beaucoup de sincérité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance.
"He showed deep penitence for his past mistakes through years of dedicated community service." - 2
A religious act or state of being penitent.
"The pilgrimage was undertaken as a profound act of spiritual penitence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word penitence, coming from the Latin paenitentia, meaning 'repentance' or 'pening'. It traces back to the root paenitere, meaning 'to make sorry' or 'to repent', reflecting ancient Christian and moral traditions of sorrow for wrongdoing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Penitence" is said worldwide
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pénitence
Transliteration: /pe.ni.tɑ̃s/
"Il a exprimé sa pénitence avec beaucoup de sincérité."
Buße
Transliteration: /ˈbuːsə/
"Sie tat Buße für ihre vergangenen Fehler."
penitenza
Transliteration: /pe.niˈtɛn.tsa/
"Il suo cammino di penitenza lo ha cambiato profondamente."
penitencia
Transliteration: /pe.niˈten.sja/
"Buscó el perdón como muestra de sincera penitencia."
penitência
Transliteration: /pe.niˈtẽ.si.a/
"Ele demonstrou profunda penitência pelos seus atos."
पश्चaत्ताप
Transliteration: pashchatap
Script: पश्चात्ताप
"उसने अपने किए पर गहरा पश्चात्ताप व्यक्त किया।"
悔悟
Transliteration: huǐwù
"他用实际行动表达了自己的悔悟之情。"
참회
Transliteration: chamhoe
"그는 진심 어린 참회의 눈물을 흘렸다."
悔悟
Transliteration: kaigo
"彼の態度には深い悔悟の色が見られた。"
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