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Antonyms for penitence

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pen-i-tuh ns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn ɪ təns

Definition of penitence

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old French penitence (11c.) and directly from Latin paenitentia "repentance," noun of condition from paenitentum (nominative paenitens) "penitent," present participle of paenitere "cause or feel regret," probably originally "is not enough, is unsatisfactory," from paene "nearby, almost."
  • noun shame, sorrow
Example sentences :
  • In vain the Woman Perfect struggled to subdue her mirth to penitence.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • I despatched the note, and she was full of penitence, and gratitude, and tears.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The mother forbade me the house, nor did Jean show that penitence that might have been expected.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • Repent, and we will laugh at your penitence as a shallow deception.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • It must not be by our means; nay, if we could win him back to penitence, we should be bound to love him yet.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • I could not drive the vision away—the lovely, pleading face, the penitence.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • This sermon, which was upon fasting and penitence, terrified them.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • It was not in such a nature to know a gentle mood of penitence for a wrong done.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Can you get all your arrears of penitence done up in six weeks, Sally?
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • This gave me some little hope, for I detected in it the beauty of penitence.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles

Synonyms for penitence

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