penitence
See also: pénitence
English
Alternative forms
- pænitence (archaic)
Etymology
First attested circa 13th century, from Middle English penitence, from Old French penitence, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”), from paenitēns (“penitent”), present active participle of paeniteō (“regret, repent”). Doublet of penance.
Pronunciation
- enPR: pĕnʹĭ-təns
Noun
penitence (countable and uncountable, plural penitences)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:remorse
Related terms
▼ <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*peh%E2%82%81-' title='Category:English terms derived from the PIE root *peh₁-'>English terms derived from the PIE root *peh₁-</a> (0 c, 22 e)
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/fend' title='fend'>fend</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/fiend' title='fiend'>fiend</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/impassive' title='impassive'>impassive</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/impatience' title='impatience'>impatience</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/passion' title='passion'>passion</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/passionate' title='passionate'>passionate</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/passive' title='passive'>passive</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/passivity' title='passivity'>passivity</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/patience' title='patience'>patience</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/patient' title='patient'>patient</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penance' title='penance'>penance</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitence' title='penitence'>penitence</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitent' title='penitent'>penitent</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitente' title='penitente'>penitente</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitential' title='penitential'>penitential</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitentially' title='penitentially'>penitentially</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitentiary' title='penitentiary'>penitentiary</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitently' title='penitently'>penitently</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/repent' title='repent'>repent</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/repentance' title='repentance'>repentance</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/repentant' title='repentant'>repentant</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/repentantly' title='repentantly'>repentantly</a>
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenitentia.
Noun
penitence f (oblique plural penitences, nominative singular penitence, nominative plural penitences)
- (chiefly Christianity) penitence (repentance for one's sins)
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