English-Thai Dictionary

penitence

N ความสำนึก ผิด  การ สารภาพบาป  ความเสียใจ ต่อ สิ่ง ที่ กระ ทำผิด  remorsefulness compunction pride kwam-sam-nuek-pid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PENITENCE, PENITENCY

n.[L. poenitentia, from poeniteo, from poena, pain, punishment. See Pain. ] Repentance; pain; sorrow or grief of heart for sins or offenses; contrition. Real penitence springs from a conviction of guilt and ingratitude to God, and is followed by amendment of life.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PENITENCE

Pen "i *tence, n. Etym: [F. pénitence, L. paenitentia. See Penitent, and cf. Penance. ]

 

Defn: The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition. "Penitence of his old guilt. " Chaucer. Death is deferred, and penitenance has room To mitigate, if not reverse, the doom. Dryden.

 

Syn. -- Repentance; contrition; compunction.

 

PENITENCER

Pen "i *ten *cer, n. Etym: [F. pénitencier. ]

 

Defn: A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases. [Written also penitenser.] [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

penitence

pen i tence |ˈpenitns ˈpenɪtəns | ▶noun the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance: a public display of penitence.

 

Oxford Dictionary

penitence

peni |tence |ˈpɛnɪt (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance: a public display of penitence.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

penitence

penitence noun the writer prays to God in penitence: repentance, contrition, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, ruefulness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, pangs of conscience, self-reproach, shame, guilt, compunction; archaic rue.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

penitence

penitence noun the writer prays to God in penitence: repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, ruefulness, pangs of conscience, self-reproach, contriteness, self-accusation, shame, sorrow, guilt.

 

French Dictionary

pénitence

pénitence n. f. nom féminin Punition. : Comme pénitence, tu rangeras le sous-sol. LOCUTIONS Faire pénitence. Regretter une faute. SYNONYME repentir . Mettre en pénitence. Imposer une punition pour une faute. : Ces élèves ont été mis en pénitence en raison de leur agressivité.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

penitence

pen i tence /pénət (ə )ns /名詞 U 【犯した罪に対する 】後悔 , 懺悔 （ざんげ ） «for » .