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contrition 音標拼音: [kəntr'ɪʃən] n. 完全悔悟,悔改,悔罪 完全悔悟,悔改,悔罪 contrition n 1: sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [ synonym: { attrition}, { contrition}, { contriteness}] Contrition \ Con* tri" tion\, n. [ F. contrition, L. contritio.] 1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] The breaking of their parts into less parts by contrition. -- Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance. [ 1913 Webster] My future days shall be one whole contrition. -- Dryden. Syn: repentance; penitence; humiliation; compunction; self- reproach; remorse. Usage: { Contrition}, { Attrition}, { repentance}. -- Contrition is deep sorrow and self- condemnation, with through repetance for sin because it is displeasing to God, and implies a feeling of love toward God. Attrition is sorrow for sin, or imperfect repentance produced by fear of punishment or a sense of the baseness of sin. Repentance is a penitent renunciation of, and turning from, sin; thorough repentance produces a new life. Repentance is often used as synonymous with contrition. See { Compunction}. [ 1913 Webster] 35 Moby Thesaurus words for " contrition": abject apology, acknowledgment, apologies, apology, attrition, ayenbite of inwit, bitterness, breast- beating, compunction, confession, contriteness, excuse, grief, mea culpa, penance, penitence, penitently, regret, regretfulness, regrets, regretting, remorse, remorse of conscience, remorsefulness, repentance, repining, rue, ruth, shame, shamefacedness, shamefastness, shamefulness, sorriness, sorrow, wistfulness
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