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Lamentation vs Repentance - What's the difference?

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Lamentation is a related term of repentance.


As nouns the difference between lamentation and repentance

is that lamentation is the act of lamenting while repentance is the condition of being penitent.

lamentation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of lamenting.
  • A sorrowful cry; a lament.
  • Specifically, mourning.
  • lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
  • A group of swans.

    • Related terms

    * lament * lamentable * lamented

    References

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    repentance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * repentaunce (archaic)

    Noun

    (wikipedia repentance) (-)
  • The condition of being penitent.
  • A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

    • Synonyms

    * compunction * contrition * penitence * remorse * See also

    Related terms

    * repent * repentant * repentantly * repented * repenting

    Anagrams

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