Definition of repent

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Repent (v. i.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin..

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Repenting :: Repenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repen.
Indulgence :: Indulgence (n.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory..
Streperous :: Strepent (a.) Noisy; loud.
Impenitence :: Impenitence (n.) The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart.
Rue :: Rue (v. t.) To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from..
Irrepentance :: Irrepentance (n.) Want of repentance; impenitence.
Penitent :: Penitent (n.) One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
Attrite :: Attrite (a.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to contrite.
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.
Repentant :: Repentant (a.) Penitent; sorry for sin.
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction..
Spasm :: Spasm (v. t.) A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance..
Covenant :: Covenant (n.) The promises of God as revealed in the Scriptures, conditioned on certain terms on the part of man, as obedience, repentance, faith, etc..
Forthink :: Forthink (v. t.) To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret.
Reptant :: Reptant (a.) Same as Repent.
Rue :: Rue (v. i.) To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.
Penance :: Penance (n.) Repentance.
Athink :: Athink (v. t.) To repent; to displease; to disgust.
Resipiscence :: Resipiscence (n.) Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance..
Impenitently :: Impenitently (adv.) Without repentance.
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