Definition of repent

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Repent (a.) Same as Reptant.

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Repenting :: Repenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repen.
Repentantly :: Repentantly (adv.) In a repentant manner.
Repent :: Repent (a.) Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.
Impenitently :: Impenitently (adv.) Without repentance.
Forthink :: Forthink (v. t.) To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret.
Attrite :: Attrite (a.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to contrite.
Reptant :: Reptant (a.) Same as Repent.
Spasm :: Spasm (v. t.) A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance..
Penitent :: Penitent (n.) One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.
Indulgence :: Indulgence (n.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory..
Rue :: Rue (v. t.) To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from..
Repenter :: Repenter (n.) One who repents.
Resipiscence :: Resipiscence (n.) Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance..
Impenitence :: Impenitence (n.) The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart.
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin..
Repentless :: Repentless (a.) Unrepentant.
Repentant :: Repentant (a.) Penitent; sorry for sin.
Sinner :: Sinner (n.) One who has sinned; especially, one who has sinned without repenting; hence, a persistent and incorrigible transgressor; one condemned by the law of God..
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