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Definition of: penitence
(pen′ə·təns) noun
The state of being penitent; sorrow for sin, with desire to amend and atone; contrition. See synonyms under CONTRITION. [<OF penitence <L paenitentia <paenitens, ppr. of paenitare repent. Doublet of PENANCE.]
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