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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Repented :: Repented (imp. & p. p.) of Repen.
Athink :: Athink (v. t.) To repent; to displease; to disgust.
Streperous :: Strepent (a.) Noisy; loud.
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do..
Impenitently :: Impenitently (adv.) Without repentance.
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..
Contrition :: Contrition (n.) The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance..
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.
Impenitence :: Impenitence (n.) The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart.
Covenant :: Covenant (n.) The promises of God as revealed in the Scriptures, conditioned on certain terms on the part of man, as obedience, repentance, faith, etc..
Resipiscence :: Resipiscence (n.) Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance..
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction..
Repentless :: Repentless (a.) Unrepentant.
Attrite :: Attrite (a.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to contrite.
Reptant :: Reptant (a.) Same as Repent.
Evangelist :: Evangelist (n.) A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines. Specially: (a) A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a resident pastor; an itinerant missionary preacher. (b) A writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite article); as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. (c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed to arouse to immediate repentance..
Repent :: Repent (a.) Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.
Irrepentance :: Irrepentance (n.) Want of repentance; impenitence.
Repent :: Repent (a.) Same as Reptant.
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