Definition of repent

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Repent (v. i.) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do..

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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..
Repenting :: Repenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repen.
Unrepentance :: Unrepentance (n.) Impenitence.
Repentant :: Repentant (a.) Penitent; sorry for sin.
Irrepentance :: Irrepentance (n.) Want of repentance; impenitence.
Attrite :: Attrite (a.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to contrite.
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin..
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
Penitent :: Penitent (a.) Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life..
Repentantly :: Repentantly (adv.) In a repentant manner.
Penitence :: Penitence (n.) The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition.
Repent :: Repent (a.) Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.
Resipiscence :: Resipiscence (n.) Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance..
Streperous :: Strepent (a.) Noisy; loud.
Penitent :: Penitent (n.) One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
Forthink :: Forthink (v. t.) To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret.
Penance :: Penance (n.) Repentance.
Athink :: Athink (v. t.) To repent; to displease; to disgust.
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.
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