Associations to the word «Penitence»

Wiktionary

PENITENCE, noun. Condition of being penitent.
PENITENCE, noun. Feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

Dictionary definition

PENITENCE, noun. Remorse for your past conduct.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca