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repentance
noun as in feeling bad for past action
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And if the volunteer was formerly a member of the state security forces, he can only join a year after declaring repentance.
The Yom Kippur repentance ritual demands that we reconcile with our fellow human beings before we reconcile with God.
“They felt a certain repentance after what they had done,” the judge wrote.
From mere regrets he was passing now, through dismay, into utter repentance of his promise.
Henoch pleased God, and was translated into paradise, that he may give repentance to the nations.
And remorse without one grain of honest repentance pierced his heart.
I had not prayed openly before, now when I was nearing death it was no time for a hurried repentance and a stammered prayer.
His grandfather had repented, but who was to preach repentance unto these?
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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to repentance, such as: contrition, grief, guilt, penitence, regret, and remorse.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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