Penitence (Noun)
Meaning
Remorse for your past conduct.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- His years in solitude were spent in penitence for the destruction he had caused during his youth.
- In a quiet, secluded cabin, the former convict lived out the rest of his days in penitence.
- The silence was heavy with her penitence as she stared at the old photo, remembering the pain she had inflicted.
- He retreated to a remote monastery to atone for his past and live a life of penitence.
- As the weight of her mistakes crushed her, she finally began to show true penitence, vowing to make amends.