Resipiscence Definition

noun

(chiefly literary) Repentance; recognition of a past mistake, especially with a desire to improve in the future. [from 16th c.]

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Singular:
resipiscence
Plural:
resipiscences

Origin of Resipiscence

  • From Middle French resipiscence, or its source, Late Latin resipiscentia, from the present participle of Latin resipīscere (“to regain consciousness, come to one's senses”).

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