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contrition [kənˈtrɪʃn] N no pl form, lit

contrition

раска́яние nt

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At best, we can off-load it by contrition. en.wikipedia.org

Where first it was a contrite phrase now it is contrition itself; and what was once a petition in words is transformed into a sensation of entire necessity. en.wikipedia.org

One can not flee from a guilt-ridden past and can only gain salvation from the same through admittance, contrition and expiation. en.wikipedia.org

The penitent then prays an act of contrition and the priest administers absolution, formally forgiving the person of his sins. en.wikipedia.org

The debate between the respective roles of contrition and attrition was one of the motives of his imprisonment. en.wikipedia.org

The penitent makes a sacramental confession of all mortal sins to a priest and prays an act of contrition. en.wikipedia.org

He was an attritionist, holding that imperfect contrition ("attritio") was sufficient to receive the sacrament. en.wikipedia.org

The second theme in the minor, expresses the more personal note of sadness, of appeal and contrition. en.wikipedia.org

A customary prayer is invoked that, if said and meant, is equivalent to an act of contrition. en.wikipedia.org

Such contrition includes the intention of confessing when and if the opportunity arrives. en.wikipedia.org

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