contrition
contrition · contritions
раскаяние, контриция
Reue, Zerknirschung, Zerknirschtheit
The state of being contriteThe state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
/kənˈtɹɪʃən/
» I have come to you in great contrition to atone for my sin.
Я пришёл к тебе с большим раскаянием, чтобы искупить свой грех.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
Reue, Zerknirschung, Zerknirschtheit
раскаяниеraskajanije, контри́цияkontrícija
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of grinding or rubbing to powder.
More definitions
- sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Examples
1 sentencesI have come to you in great contrition to atone for my sin.
ruЯ пришёл к тебе с большим раскаянием, чтобы искупить свой грех.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse:
Origin
From Old French contriciun (French contrition), from Latin contrītiō.From Old French contriciun (French contrition), from Latin contrītiō.
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Forms
plural: contritions| Singular | contrition |
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regular
Synonyms
15 synonymsremorseC1guiltB1attritionC2agenbiterueruthcompunctionpenitencerepentanceself-reproachsorrinessfrictionrubbing
Close in meaning
- sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation:attritioncontriteness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable