Contrition Definition

kən-trĭshən
noun
Remorse for having done wrong.
Webster's New World
Sorrow for having offended God.
Webster's New World
The act of grinding or rubbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.
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Origin of Contrition

  • From Old French contriciun (French contrition), from Latin contritio.

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