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Lamentation vs Penitence - What's the difference?

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Lamentation is a related term of penitence.


As nouns the difference between lamentation and penitence

is that lamentation is the act of lamenting while penitence is penance.

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

    * ----

    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