- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|483
- Abbreviations|0
30 entries under penitence topic. ×
| repentant(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry) | |
| contrite(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry) | |
| conscience-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful) | |
| prodigal son(noun, expression, idiom, child) | |
| repent | |
| repenting | |
| apologize | |
| self-accusing(sad, unhappy, apologetic) | |
| acknowledge | |
| be penitent(expression, idiom) | |
| be sorry for(expression, idiom) | |
| beg pardon(expression, idiom) | |
| confess | |
| conscience-smitten | |
| cry peccavi(expression, idiom) | |
| disclose | |
| do penance(expression, idiom) | |
| humble oneself(expression, idiom) | |
| knock under(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| learn by experience(expression, idiom) |
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