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contrition

cont·ri·tion

UK/kənˈtɹɪʃən/ US/kʌˈntrɪʃʌn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

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Origin

From Old French contriciun (French contrition), from Latin contrītiō.

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