repentance

I

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. sorrow, remorse, regret, penitence, contrition, compunction, contriteness, attrition, self-denunciation, self-abasement, self-reproach, self-condemnation, self-humiliation, penance, prick of conscience.

Ant. complacency, contentment, impenitence.

Syn.- repentance implies full realization of one's sins or wrongs and a will to change one's ways; penitence implies sorrow over having sinned or done wrong; contrition implies a deep, humble sorrow for one's sins, with a true purpose of amendment; compunction implies a pricking of the conscience and therefore suggests a sharp but passing feeling of uneasiness about wrongdoing; remorse implies a deep and torturing sense of guilt; regret may refer to sorrow over any unfortunate occurrence as well as over a fault or act of one's own

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

penitence, sorrow, remorse, contrition, guilt, compunction, sorriness, regret, pangs ofconscience. ''The voice ofGod.''— Israel Baal Shem Tob.

ANT.: pride, self-satisfaction

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds: compunction, contriteness, contrition, penitence, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, rue. Theology: attrition. See REGRET.