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

Third, the violent partner makes gestures of contrition. en.wikipedia.org

The chaplet begins with an act of contrition. en.wikipedia.org

Repentance denotes sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin. en.wikipedia.org

Nearly all the medieval theologians hold that contrition is based principally on the detestation of sin. en.wikipedia.org

Displays of contrition or appeals for mercy are not a condition for such a release. en.wikipedia.org

A good contrition is the best medicine for the illness of the soul. en.wikipedia.org

She expresses no contrition or regret regarding her misconduct. en.wikipedia.org

A sin is committed by the consent, so it is blotted out by the dissent of the rational will; hence contrition is essentially sorrow. en.wikipedia.org

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