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repentance Definition

re·pent·ance (ri pen′təns)

noun

a repenting or being penitent; feeling of sorrow, etc., esp. for wrongdoing; compunction; contrition; remorse

repentance Synonyms

repentance

n.

sorrow, remorse, regret, penitence, contrition, compunction, contriteness, attrition, self-denunciation, self-abasement, self-reproach, self-condemnation, self-humiliation, penance, prick of conscience.

Antonyms complacency, contentment, impenitence.

repentance implies full realization of one's sins or wrongs and a will to change one's ways; penitence implies sorrow over having sinned or done wrong; contrition implies a deep, humble sorrow for one's sins, with a true purpose of amendment; compunction implies a pricking of the conscience and therefore suggests a sharp but passing feeling of uneasiness about wrongdoing; remorse implies a deep and torturing sense of guilt; regret may refer to sorrow over any unfortunate occurrence as well as over a fault or act of one's own

repentance Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • preach: John the Baptist preached repentance for the remission of sin.
  • urge: We are to get two or three others who will go with us to the offending brother to urge repentance.
  • accept: Yet he indicates that he is willing to accept repentance from publicans and soldiers, both of whom served the interests of the oppressors.
  • grant: Acts 11:31, that God has granted repentance to the Gentiles.
  • seek: Then he pointed to his throat and said that even if someone seeks repentance before his soul reaches here, Allah will accept it.
  • require: His grace in the past and His wrath in the future require repentance in the present.

Adjective modifier

  • sincere: Without sincere repentance they were not going to be forgiven.
  • genuine: Surely such bad actions, without genuine repentance, lead a person away from God, by their own will.
  • true: At the Cross where Jesus died I meet God with true repentance in my heart, thanking Him for Jesus my Savior.
  • biblical: And biblical repentance is a total change of mind in line with God's word.
  • deep: In the former, Ezra " casts himself before the House of God " in deep repentance.
  • real: There was no real repentance, no change of heart.

Preposition: on

  • part: They do not come about in response to repentance on the part of the people.

Noun used with modifier

  • word: A Sunday School teacher once asked a class what was meant by the word repentance?

Preposition: of

  • sin: The key to everlasting life was repentance of sins.

Preposition: from

  • sin: I.e. Jesus tells us here that without repentance from sin, there can be no salvation.
  • work: Individually, our first step is repentance from dead works.

Preposition: for

  • forgiveness: John preaches " a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins " .
  • remission: John the Baptist preached repentance for the remission of sin.
  • sin: People welcomed God's word, and the call to conversion and repentance for sins addressed to them by Jonah and by Christ.
repentance Quotes

Repentance is the virtue of weak minds.

—Dryden,John

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

—Dryden,John

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them,They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.But go ye and learnwhat that meaneth,Iwill have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

—Bible (NewTestament)

   When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them,They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 114

—Bible (NewTestament)