Penitence is a related term of contriteness.
As nouns the difference between penitence and contriteness
is that penitence is penance while contriteness is the state of being contrite.
penitence
Alternative forms
* (archaic)
Noun
(-)
of being (l).
of (l) or (l) for doing (l) or (l).
Synonyms
* (l), (l), (l), (l)
* See also
Related terms
* penitent
* penitential
* penitentially
* penitentiary
* penitently