- contrition
- noun Date: 14th century the state of being contrite ; repentance Synonyms: see penitence
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Contrition — • Lat. contritio, a breaking of something hardened Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Contrition Contrition † … Catholic encyclopedia
contrition — [ kɔ̃trisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • v. 1200; « destruction » v. 1120; lat. contritio 1 ♦ Relig. Douleur vive et sincère d avoir offensé Dieu. Contrition parfaite. ACTE DE CONTRITION : prière qu on récite en confession (cf. C est ma faute, ma très grande faute … Encyclopédie Universelle
Contrition — Con*tri tion, n. [F. contrition, L. contritio.] 1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The breaking of their parts into less parts by contrition. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The state … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrition — CONTRITION. s. f. Regret d avoir péché, et qui a pour principe l amour de Dieu. Faire un acte de contrition. Des actes de contrition … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
contrition — Contrition. s. f. Regret d avoir offensé Dieu, causé par un pur amour de Dieu. La contrition est un acte d amour de Dieu. faire un acte, des actes de contrition … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
contrition — [kən trish′ən] n. [ME contricioun < OFr contrition < LL(Ec) contritio, grief: see CONTRITE] 1. remorse for having done wrong 2. Theol. sorrow for having offended God: perfect contrition is such sorrow arising out of pure love of God SYN.… … English World dictionary
contrition — c.1300, contrycyun, from O.Fr. contriciun (Mod.Fr. contrition) and directly from L. contritionem (nom. contritio), noun of action from contrit , pp. stem of conterere (see CONTRITE (Cf. contrite)) … Etymology dictionary
Contrition — (v. lat.), 1) Zerknirschung; 2) die reine u. edle Gemüthsbewegung, bei der man aus Liebe gegen Gott sich entschließt, der Sünde zu entsagen; dagegen Attrition, die durch Furcht vor den Höllenstrafen erregte Bestürzung u. Reue. Die Attrition ist… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Contrition — Contrition, lat., Zerreibung; Zerknirschung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
contrition — index remorse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contrition — attrition, repentance, *penitence, compunction, remorse Analogous words: *sorrow, grief, regret … New Dictionary of Synonyms
