What does penitence mean?

n. The feeling that you have when you know you did something wrong and you wish you hadn't.

penitence

🇺🇸 /ˈpenɪtəns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpenɪtəns/

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noun

The feeling that you have when you know you did something wrong and you wish you hadn't.

After stealing the money, he showed true penitence by returning it and apologizing.

The feeling that you have when you know you did something wrong and you wish you hadn't.

Plural penitences