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contrition

(n): sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
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1 day ago gangerh said:

'Lots of hot water, Mrs Malaprop. Her contritions are feeling more intense.'

5 months ago logophile said:

‘Do I see a Penitent, or a Criminal?’ She said at length; ‘Are those hands raised in contrition for your crimes, or in fear of meeting their punishment? Do those tears acknowledge the justice of your doom, or only solicit mitigation of your sufferings? I fear me, ’tis the latter!’

-The Prioress in Lewis' The Monk

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