Contrition meaning

kən-trĭsh'ən
Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance.
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Remorse for having done wrong.
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The definition of contrition is a feeling of remorse about having done something wrong.

An example of contrition is a student feeling bad about cheating on a test.

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Sorrow for having offended God.
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The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
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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.
    From Wiktionary

Contrition Sentence Examples

  • I thought we'd finished with the vicarious act of contrition but no such luck.

  • As this was sometimes effected by means of the reserved sacrament without any formal reconciliation, even without the presence of bishop or priest, it affords further evidence of the emphasis being laid on contrition and submission to discipline rather than on absolution.

  • The fast was a suitable concomitant of that contrition which befitted the occasion.

  • On the day of his capture Monmouth wrote to James in terms of the most unmanly contrition, ascribing his wrong-doings to the action of others, and imploring an interview.

  • Catholic writers generally treat it as typifying contrition, the preaching of the Gospel, the prayers of the faithful and the virtues of the saints.

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