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Penitence vs Contriteness - What's the difference?

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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

English

(wikipedia 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

    contriteness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being contrite.