PENITENCY

Meaning of PENITENCY in English

-nsē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English penitencie, from Medieval Latin poenitentia

: penitence 2

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PENITENCY — (n.) Penitence.
Английский словарь Webster
PENITENCY — ( n. ) Penitence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENITENCY — noun penitence.
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PENITENCY — Function: noun Synonyms: PENITENCE , attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, penance, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth
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PENITENCY — noun Synonyms: penitence , attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, penance, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth
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RUTH — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: PITY , commiseration, compassion, rue, sympathy 2 Synonyms: PENITENCE , attrition, compunction, contrition, penance, penitency, …
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RUE — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: SORROW , affliction, anguish, care, ||dole, grief, heartache, heartbreak, regret, woe 2 Synonyms: PENITENCE , …
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REPENTANCE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PENITENCE , attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, rue, ruth Contrasted Words: complacency, self-complacency, self-satisfaction
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REMORSEFULNESS — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PENITENCE , compunction, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth
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REMORSE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PENITENCE , attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorsefulness, repentance, rue
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PENITENCE — n. Function: noun regret for sin or wrongdoing FF1C; responded to true penitence with forgiveness FF1E; Synonyms: attrition, compunction, contriteness, …
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PENANCE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PENITENCE , attrition, compunction, contrition, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue, ruth
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CONTRITION — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PENITENCE , attrition, compunction, contriteness, penance, penitency, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth
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CONTRITENESS — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PENITENCE , attrition, compunction, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, ruth
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COMPUNCTION — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: PENITENCE , attrition, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth Related Words: conscience, conscientiousness, …
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ATTRITION — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PENITENCE , contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue, ruth
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RUE — I. verb Synonyms: regret , deplore, repent II. noun 1. Synonyms: sorrow , affliction, anguish, care, ||dole, grief, heartache, heartbreak, …
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RUTH — noun 1. Synonyms: pity , commiseration, compassion, rue, sympathy 2. Synonyms: penitence , attrition, compunction, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, …
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REPENTANCE — noun Synonyms: penitence , attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, rue, ruth Contrasted words: complacency, self-complacency, self-satisfaction
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REMORSEFULNESS — noun Synonyms: penitence , compunction, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth
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REMORSE — noun Synonyms: penitence , attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorsefulness, repentance, rue
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PENITENCE — noun regret for sin or wrongdoing responded to true penitence with forgiveness Synonyms: attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, …
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PENANCE — noun Synonyms: penitence , attrition, compunction, contrition, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue, ruth
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CONTRITION — noun Synonyms: penitence , attrition, compunction, contriteness, penance, penitency, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth
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CONTRITENESS — noun Synonyms: penitence , attrition, compunction, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, ruth
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COMPUNCTION — noun 1. Synonyms: penitence , attrition, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth Related Word: conscience, conscientiousness, punctiliousness, scrupulosity, …
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ATTRITION — noun Synonyms: penitence , contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue, ruth
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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