01 n. The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition.
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The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition.“Death is deferred, and penitenance has room To mitigate, if not reverse, the doom.” — Dryden.
Syn.
Repentance; contrition; compunction.