Definition of repent

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Repent (v. i.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin..

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Resipiscence :: Resipiscence (n.) Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance..
Repentingly :: Repentingly (adv.) With repentance; penitently.
Impenitently :: Impenitently (adv.) Without repentance.
Repentance :: Repentance (n.) The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin..
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..
Impenitence :: Impenitence (n.) The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart.
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction..
Repented :: Repented (imp. & p. p.) of Repen.
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.
Unrepentance :: Unrepentance (n.) Impenitence.
Repenter :: Repenter (n.) One who repents.
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.
Repentless :: Repentless (a.) Unrepentant.
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..
Contrition :: Contrition (n.) The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance..
Penance :: Penance (n.) Repentance.
Repentant :: Repentant (a.) Penitent; sorry for sin.
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..
Repenting :: Repenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repen.
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