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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries悔悟
Pronunciation / Transliteration: huǐwù
"他用实际行动表达了自己的悔悟之情。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance.
"He showed deep penitence for his past mistakes through years of dedicated community service." - 2
A religious act or state of being penitent.
"The pilgrimage was undertaken as a profound act of spiritual penitence."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'penitence' originates from the Latin 'paenitentia', which means 'repentance' or 'regret'. It evolved through Old French 'penitence' before entering Middle English, reflecting a shift from a general sense of sorrow to a more specific religious connotation of remorse for sins.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Penitence" is said worldwide
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pénitence
Transliteration: /pe.ni.tɑ̃s/
"Il a exprimé sa pénitence avec beaucoup de sincérité."
Buße
Transliteration: /ˈbuːsə/
"Sie tat Buße für ihre vergangenen Fehler."
penitenza
Transliteration: /pe.niˈtɛn.tsa/
"Il suo cammino di penitenza lo ha cambiato profondamente."
penitencia
Transliteration: /pe.niˈten.sja/
"Buscó el perdón como muestra de sincera penitencia."
penitência
Transliteration: /pe.niˈtẽ.si.a/
"Ele demonstrou profunda penitência pelos seus atos."
पश्चaत्ताप
Transliteration: pashchatap
Script: पश्चात्ताप
"उसने अपने किए पर गहरा पश्चात्ताप व्यक्त किया।"
悔悟
Transliteration: huǐwù
"他用实际行动表达了自己的悔悟之情。"
참회
Transliteration: chamhoe
"그는 진심 어린 참회의 눈물을 흘렸다."
悔悟
Transliteration: kaigo
"彼の態度には深い悔悟の色が見られた。"
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