Repentance vs Absolution - What's the difference?
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The condition of being penitent.
A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
Forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
As nouns the difference between repentance and absolution
is that repentance is the condition of being penitent while absolution is absolution.repentance
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Alternative forms
* repentaunce (archaic)Noun
(wikipedia repentance) (-)Synonyms
* compunction * contrition * penitence * remorse * See alsoAnagrams
* ----absolution
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Noun
(en noun)- (Shipley)
- Government ... granting absolution to the nation.
- (Ben Jonson)