Contrition (Noun)
Meaning
Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The priest urged the congregation to seek contrition for their past transgressions and to work towards redemption.
- Her eyes welled up with tears as she felt a deep sense of contrition for the pain she had caused her family.
- The fear of eternal damnation filled his heart with contrition, and he begged for forgiveness from the Almighty.
- In a moment of quiet reflection, he felt a wave of contrition wash over him for the mistakes of his youth.
- The sinner's prayer was a heartfelt expression of contrition, a plea for mercy and forgiveness from a higher power.